Join us as we go behind the scenes with debut novelist, JJ Elliott, author of, “There Are No Rules For This,” to explore:
- Her creative process and how she navigated imposter syndrome and the publishing process
- Writing for the joy of it
- How writing her book contributed to her own healing and insights around her mother’s suicide that occurred when she was a teenager
- The important conversations we need to be having with ourselves and each other
- Living-funerals as a way to create even greater intimacy with ourselves and our loved ones
- What’s it’s like to put herself, and something she cares deeply about, out into the world
As JJ says:
“When you chase that, as a dream, other people see that and they want to applaud for you, they don’t want to judge you.”
“At the end of the day, why don’t we all do what we’re passionate for. That’s what we’re here to do.”
There are people who want to help. If you’re needing support, please reach out.
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
Learn more about JJ: https://www.jjelliott.com/
Connect with JJ:
https://www.instagram.com/jjelliott/
https://www.facebook.com/jjandersonelliott
Article mentioned in episode:https://medium.com/authority-magazine/social-impact-authors-how-why-author-jj-elliott-is-helping-to-change-our-world-72aaf538196c
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About JJ Elliott:
JJ Elliott is an advertising copywriter with a degree in English from UCLA. She lost her mother to suicide as a teenager, and spent over two years volunteering on the suicide hotlines in LA. One of the reasons she wanted to write this book is because she finds herself increasingly frustrated by the way suicide is treated in print and on-screen, as a mystery to be solved rather than a multi-layered, complex mental health situation that can rarely be boiled down to one specific "reason."
A native of Northern California, JJ now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two teenage kids, and two poorly trained bulldogs. She loves to read, drink wine, play tennis, and eat cheese. There Are No Rules For This is her first novel.