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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?

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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?

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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

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

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Does Any of This Matter? Am I the Literary Asshole?

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Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Ugh, I’m in My Friend’s Autofiction and I Hate It: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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I Loathe Very Online Writers: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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I Don’t Want to Read Anymore: Am I the Literary Asshole?

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