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Spencer on the set of The Sex Lives of College Girls
Spencer: Listen, I don’t know how I do it either, but I’m here and I’m excited.
Goga: I saw video clips on your Instagram about how they approached you and said, “If you ever have an idea for a book—” and you were like, “Yeah, as a matter of fact I do.” How long did it take you to write the book, and are you happy with the way it turned out?
Spencer: It took me about two years to write the book. It was one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done. It was a long process to remember certain experiences in my life and turn those experiences into a tangible les- son for readers to be able to take and apply to their own lives.
It was a challenge, but it was worth it. I’m very pleased with the way it turned out. But it can be nerve-wracking ex, because people now have access to my life in a more intimate way. But I’m excited that it’s here, and I hope it’s helping readers in the way I intended.
Goga: Oh, good. Did they have someone who helped you write it? Or did you have the writing skills and you dove right in?
Spencer: I dove right in. I got no help. Goga: That’s impressive.
Spencer: Yeah. It was literally all me. The only kind of help was when I had to remember some of my earlier experiences, asking my mom, “Do you remember what happened?” Other than that, every single word on every single page is from my own brain. (laughs)
Goga: That’s great! What was your goal for the book?
Spencer: I wanted to do it because throughout my career, as I was building my social media content, everyone kept asking me, “How do you do it? How did you create this for your life? What are you doing differ- ent from what everyone else is doing?” It was almost as if people were searching for some secret code of life that I found and that nobody else could access. Every- one wanted to know what the secret sauce was.
Goga: (laughs)
Spencer: At first I found it hard to easily translate how I was able to build my career in the way that I did. I
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