I'm a Writer But

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

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

 
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
I'm a Writer But

Giving People What They Want: A. Natasha Joukovsky on Her Debut Novel

By I'm a Writer But   August 31, 2022
I'm a Writer But

Shane Kowalski on Creating the Comedic Pivots in His Work

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

Sandra Newman on Writing Novels As a Way to Represent the World

By I'm a Writer But   August 2, 2022
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