Artists as Writers: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
A masterclass on living as a writer and developing your writing craft.

Part of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series, Artists as Writers joins the tradition of books designed or intended to inspire would-be writers to write. Yet, it distinguishes itself by offering succinct first-person narratives by writers of varied genres about the day-to-day life of writing for a living. 

Artists as Writers offers accounts of the journeys that thirty-two writers have taken, including what decisions were made; which paths were taken, rejected, and charted; and why. It answers the question: What magic keeps a writer writing?
Writers from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Nigeria, Palestine, Poland, and Sweden, as well as several American artists, contribute their stories.  They each provide vividly detailed accounts of the circuitous roads that each individual took to earn the title “writer.” These are richly descriptive stories from writers who write consistently, relating how they came to the writing life, who helped them get there, and what sustains them as writers.
 
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Artists as Writers: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life
A masterclass on living as a writer and developing your writing craft.

Part of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series, Artists as Writers joins the tradition of books designed or intended to inspire would-be writers to write. Yet, it distinguishes itself by offering succinct first-person narratives by writers of varied genres about the day-to-day life of writing for a living. 

Artists as Writers offers accounts of the journeys that thirty-two writers have taken, including what decisions were made; which paths were taken, rejected, and charted; and why. It answers the question: What magic keeps a writer writing?
Writers from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Nigeria, Palestine, Poland, and Sweden, as well as several American artists, contribute their stories.  They each provide vividly detailed accounts of the circuitous roads that each individual took to earn the title “writer.” These are richly descriptive stories from writers who write consistently, relating how they came to the writing life, who helped them get there, and what sustains them as writers.
 
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Artists as Writers: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life

Artists as Writers: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life

Artists as Writers: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life

Artists as Writers: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life

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A masterclass on living as a writer and developing your writing craft.

Part of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series, Artists as Writers joins the tradition of books designed or intended to inspire would-be writers to write. Yet, it distinguishes itself by offering succinct first-person narratives by writers of varied genres about the day-to-day life of writing for a living. 

Artists as Writers offers accounts of the journeys that thirty-two writers have taken, including what decisions were made; which paths were taken, rejected, and charted; and why. It answers the question: What magic keeps a writer writing?
Writers from Ethiopia, Guatemala, Nigeria, Palestine, Poland, and Sweden, as well as several American artists, contribute their stories.  They each provide vividly detailed accounts of the circuitous roads that each individual took to earn the title “writer.” These are richly descriptive stories from writers who write consistently, relating how they came to the writing life, who helped them get there, and what sustains them as writers.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781835950913
Publisher: Intellect, Limited
Publication date: 04/01/2025
Series: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series
Pages: 242
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Seph Rodney is a former senior critic and opinions editor for Hyperallergic, and is now a regular contributor to the New York Times. He is the author of The Personalization of the Museum Visit and a curator of contemporary art. He co-curated Get in the Game, a show on sports that opens at San Francisco MoMA in October 2024.


Steven G Fullwood’s published works include Black Gay Genius: Answering Joseph Beam’s Call (co-edited with Charles Stephens) and Carry the Word: A Bibliography of Black LGBTQ Books (co-edited with Lisa C. Moore). Recently, he served as the coordinator for Marking Time, Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration project, curated by Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Seph Rodney and Steven G. Fullwood



Alexis De Veaux

Alicia McCalla

Angharad Coates

Ann Finkbeiner

Anna Mikaela Ekstrand

Bettina Judd

C. Travis Webb

Carla Whyte

Chiké Frankie Edozien

David Unger

Dylan Klempner

Elifete Paz

Glenn Adamson

Hakim Bishara

Hrag Vartanian

John Brady

JP Howard

Karen Taborn

Kathy Engel

Kealey Boyd

Khadija Goding

Kristine Rodriguez Kerr

Maaza Mengiste

Max S. Gordon

Odu Adamu

Ross Berger

Samiya Bashir

Samuel R. Delany

Seph Rodney

Steven G. Fullwood

Sofia Maia Ciel

Travis Montez
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