'I’m having a terrible morning. My Instagram just got deactivated for the second time.' allierowbottom and TeaHacic talk provocation, self-promotion, and posting hole.
TEA HACIC-VLAHOVIC: I’m having a terrible morning. My Instagram just got deactivated for the second time. I was telling my husband—I was like, “Maybe I can be free now. Maybe I can rebrand myself as a real writer.” But we don’t have that luxury, do we?
ROWBOTTOM: No shade to our dear publishers. But the reality is, it’s basically all on us. I feel the same way about being hot in general. From a young age, I was like, “I’m not going to be hot forever, so I better invest in a bedrock like intelligence or a literature degree.” And then come to find, with Instagram and everything, it’s not enough to just be smart and be a writer. You also have to find a way to market yourself.
ROWBOTTOM: It’ll be a book launch party with readings and stuff, but I’m also getting someone to do Botox, which I think is a great way for this injector to get new clientele. I wanted to do something that’s sexy and fun. I get to self-objectify on my Instagram but be like, “It’s a performance of my novel.”your second novel, and you just got back to L.A. after doing parties and readings in New York.
HACIC-VLAHOVIC: You know I hate readings. I didn’t even read at my last bookstore launch. It’s so boring. I just think everything should be a party. I have a question for you.HACIC-VLAHOVIC: Do you ever feel like you’re selling people out when you’re writing about them? Or do you feel you’re saving their lives because they get to be immortal in your book?
ROWBOTTOM: I posted your book on Instagram when I got the hard cover. Several girls DM-ed and were like, “Oh my god, I grew up in North Carolina. This book is such an accurate depiction of the punk scene.” Obviously I didn’t grow up in North Carolina, but I also felt very seen by this book. HACIC-VLAHOVIC: Yeah. I’m like, why does it have to be one or the other? Why can’t you just be cool? In both of my books, there’s a lot of sex. Getting raped and assaulted, it’s just part of being a girl. I’m not saying it should be that way. It’s what happens. Some criticism I’ve gotten from editors and readers, with this one especially, is like, “We wish you had had more of a serious discussion about sexual assault. We wish you hadn’t just brushed it off.
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