The Jabot

Kathryn Rubino chats with Jiadai Lin, author and winner of the Sandra Carpenter Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Discover Jiadai’s journey from big law to heartfelt storytelling, balancing law and literature with grace. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation on following your true passion!

Highlights

• The straightforwardness of a legal career versus the uncertainty of a writing career.
• Jiadai’s compartmentalization of her law career and writing career.
• The emotional impact and challenges of leaving Big Law to pursue writing.
• The struggle and eventual acceptance of failures in her early writing career.
• The flexibility and benefits of working at a startup law firm while writing.
• The significant impact of winning the Sandra Carpenter Prize.
• The deep personal nature of her writing and its vulnerability.
• The role of memory and its imperfection in writing memoirs.
• Advice for lawyers harboring creative ambitions.
• The importance of giving oneself permission to pursue passions.

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