
In this episode, Emily talks about the inspiration behind her novel, Light Years, and the arduous process of getting the novel written and published. Emily currently resides in LA where she writes, produces, teaches, daydreams, and mothers two children.

When she’s not writing or producing, Emily frequently guest lectures at high schools and universities across the country and offers private instruction on how to find and build on the essence of a creative work. Her writing has appeared in Refinery29, Rookie, Self, The Culture Trip, and Modern Loss, among others. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Light Years, a novel for young adults that was recently optioned for television.

While there, she produced the Academy Award-winning film, Capote, along with Hoffman’s directorial debut Jack Goes Boating, and John Slattery’s film God’s Pocket.

Emily co-founded Cooper’s Town Productions with Philip Seymour Hoffman, a production company she ran for ten years in her early career. Jennifer welcomes to the podcast film producer and author, Emily Ziff Griffin. Leave a Review Clammr It Listen in a New Window Download SoundCloud Stitcher Subscribe on Android Subscribe via RSS The Recap
