Daneile Joyce "Dani" Shapiro is the author of five novels and the best-selling memoirs Slow Motion and Devotion. She has also written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and ELLE. Read full biography of Dani Shapiro →
We secretly believe that if only we achieve some elusive goal - fitting into a pair of skinny jeans, or redoing our kitchen or getting that promotion... →
The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain... →
My dad died when I was 23. His death was sudden and shocking - the result of a car crash - and I never got to say goodbye.
I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me... →
Sometimes, I'm driving along in my car, and a song from my high-school years comes on the radio: Springsteen's 'Thunder Road.' Just... →
I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of every... →
I love living in the country, so much so that I'm even surprised by it. I have met lots of interesting people - the community was really... →
Our pain hides beneath these fluttering, random thoughts that run through our heads in an endless loop. But there's so much freedom in getting to... →
It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.
Our pain is a part of who we authentically are.
There's a danger in romanticizing what it means to be a writer. Because what it really means is hard, hard work. It means tearing your hair out.... →
As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness.
I started realising that the themes running through all of my novels were really haunting and obsessing me about my own life.
Daneile Joyce "Dani" Shapiro is the author of five novels and the best-selling memoirs Slow Motion and Devotion. She has also written for magazines such as The New Yorker, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, and ELLE.