Am I the Asshole For Having a Huge Crush on My Editor?

Am I the Asshole For Having a Huge Crush on My Editor?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About
Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | January 15, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Calling Out Romance Novelists Who Don’t Actually Care About Romance?

Am I the Asshole For Calling Out Romance Novelists Who Don’t Actually Care About Romance?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | December 18, 2025

My Friends Won’t Let Me Into Their Writers’ Group: Am I the Literary Asshole?

My Friends Won’t Let Me Into Their Writers’ Group: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | December 4, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Accusing My Friend of Plagiarizing a TV Show?

Am I the Asshole For Accusing My Friend of Plagiarizing a TV Show?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | November 13, 2025

Yes, You Are the Literary Asshole If You Use AI to Edit Your Fiction

Yes, You Are the Literary Asshole If You Use AI to Edit Your Fiction

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 30, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Letting AI Fix My Writing?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 16, 2025

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Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

By Kristen Arnett | October 2, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Absolutely Hating Literary Awards Season?

By Kristen Arnett | September 18, 2025

I Can’t Let Go of a Ten-Year-Old Literary Grudge: Am I the Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | September 4, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Cheat on My “Literary” Novel?

Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Cheat on My “Literary” Novel?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 21, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole For Prioritizing My Writing Over the People in My Life?

Am I the Literary Asshole For Prioritizing My Writing Over the People in My Life?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 7, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Working on My Novel During a Shift at the Library?

Am I the Asshole For Working on My Novel During a Shift at the Library?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 24, 2025

If You Use AI in Your Writing YOU Are the Literary Asshole

If You Use AI in Your Writing YOU Are the Literary Asshole

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 10, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Sabotaging My Own Writing Before Even Starting?

Am I the Asshole For Sabotaging My Own Writing Before Even Starting?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 26, 2025

I Don’t Think My Fantasy-Writing Friend Will Get My Literary Fiction: Am I the Asshole?

I Don’t Think My Fantasy-Writing Friend Will Get My Literary Fiction: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 12, 2025

My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 29, 2025

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