• I’m a Writer But

    I'm a Writer But

    John Milas on the Specificity of Terror 

    By I'm a Writer But   May 2, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Courtney Zoffness on Accidentally Writing an Essay Collection 

    By I'm a Writer But   April 25, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    “It Was a Skeleton of a Book.” Marisa Crane on World-Building in Their Debut Novel 

    By I'm a Writer But   April 11, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Ethan Chatagnier on Bending Genre and Communicating with Aliens

    By I'm a Writer But   March 28, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    “The Unknown Became the Central Part.” Matthew Vollmer on His New Memoir

    By I'm a Writer But   March 14, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Lydia Conklin on Letting Their Personality Into Their Work

    By I'm a Writer But   March 7, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Ling Ma on Writing Short Stories: “You Can Let Them Simmer for Years”

    By I'm a Writer But   February 28, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    “Do I Want to Spend the Next Seven Years Thinking About One White Dude?” Jac Jemc on Writing About Iconic Royal Cousins

    By I'm a Writer But   February 14, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Ursula Villarreal-Moura on the Magic That Happens in Good Flash Fiction 

    By I'm a Writer But   February 7, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    “I Wanted to Write the Book I Would Hand to My 18-Year-Old Self.” Kevin Maloney on Sex as a Spiritual Quest

    By I'm a Writer But   January 31, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    V. V. Ganeshananthan on the Role of Medicine in Her Novel

    By I'm a Writer But   January 24, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Alia Trabucco Zerán, the Author of When Women Kill, on Writing While Uncomfortable

    By I'm a Writer But   January 17, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Christine Sneed on Leaning Into the Absurdity of Office Life

    By I'm a Writer But   January 10, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Coco Picard on Trusting Narrative Magic

    By I'm a Writer But   November 23, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Elisa Gabbert on the Performance of Self in Poetry (Versus Prose)

    By I'm a Writer But   November 15, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Christina Cooke on Writing the Book She Was Looking For

    By I'm a Writer But   November 8, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Steve Almond on Figuring Out How to Master a Big Plot

    By I'm a Writer But   November 2, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Andrew Bomback on Starting with Memoir and Ending with Cultural History

    By I'm a Writer But   October 25, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Deborah Shapiro on Writing About Grief and the Decision to Self-Publish

    By I'm a Writer But   October 18, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Sara Flemington on Starting in the Middle of Things

    By I'm a Writer But   October 11, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Luke Geddes on Writing with a Sense of Humor

    By I'm a Writer But   October 4, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Simon Jacobs on Writing Horror and Nailing Tone

    By I'm a Writer But   September 27, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Tim Jones-Yelvington on Writing About Sex Through the Affect of Language

    By I'm a Writer But   September 20, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Chantal V. Johnson on Letting the Reader Be Smarter Than Her Character

    By I'm a Writer But   September 13, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    A.M. Homes on Following the Money in Her Fiction

    By I'm a Writer But   September 6, 2022
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