Archive - The Inevitable Substack

One Quick Look as Each of 'em Leaves You

On watching "Doctor Who" with a soon-to-be-empty nest

Jun 19 •

Jennifer Weiner

And Don't Have Any Kids Yourself

In 1973, Erica Jong wrote a novel telling women they could have big, creative lives. Molly Jong-Fast's memoir tells women something very different.

Jun 3 •

Jennifer Weiner

May 2025

Home Again, Home Again

Some thoughts on book tours, the writing life, and middle-age representation

May 22 •

Jennifer Weiner

March 2025

Into the Great Wide Open

On publishing, parenting, and re-entering meat space after a long time away

Mar 26 •

Jennifer Weiner

February 2025

Holding Out For a Hero

Democrats don't need a Trump, but we sure could use a Reacher.

Feb 20 •

Jennifer Weiner

Canny, Carnie, Cassie

Where do main characters come from?

Feb 5 •

Jennifer Weiner

January 2025

And Just Like That...

Reflections on Carrie Bradshaw, Erica Jong, and twenty-five years in the business

Jan 22 •

Jennifer Weiner

Birth of a Novel: Chapter One

The magic is happening!

Jan 6 •

Jennifer Weiner

December 2024

The Giving Season

I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it

Dec 13, 2024 •

Jennifer Weiner

November 2024

Or, what do you do when the world's going to hell?

Nov 25, 2024 •

Jennifer Weiner

It's Trump's world. And I've got to find a way to live in it.

Nov 7, 2024 •

Jennifer Weiner

October 2024

Birth of a Novel

Watch a writer go from concept to outline to Chapter One

Oct 31, 2024 •

Jennifer Weiner

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