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

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

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 2, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Absolutely Hating Literary Awards Season?

Am I the Asshole For Absolutely Hating Literary Awards Season?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | September 18, 2025

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

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

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

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

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

By Kristen Arnett | July 10, 2025

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

By Kristen Arnett | June 26, 2025

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

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

I Refuse to Support My Friend’s Crappy Self-Published Novel: Am I the Asshole?

I Refuse to Support My Friend’s Crappy Self-Published Novel: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 15, 2025

My Mean, Rich, Hot Ex-Friend is a Mediocre Literary Darling and I Hate It

My Mean, Rich, Hot Ex-Friend is a Mediocre Literary Darling and I Hate It

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Being a Literary Asshole

By Kristen Arnett | May 1, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Thinking All Writers Are Assholes?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Thinking All Writers Are Assholes?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 17, 2025

In Which a Couple of Actual Literary Assholes Make an Appearance

In Which a Couple of Actual Literary Assholes Make an Appearance

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Literary Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 3, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Demanding More Semicolons in My Books?

Am I the Literary Asshole for Demanding More Semicolons in My Books?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 20, 2025

There Are Too Many DAMN Commas in Books These Days: Am I the Literary Asshole?

There Are Too Many DAMN Commas in Books These Days: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 6, 2025

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