Hey there!
It’s time for another installment of your favorite advice column, Am I the Literary Asshole? It’s a place where we can all agree on one thing: people have a lot of questions about blurbs! I’m your host, Kristen Arnett, and it’s always good to be back in the hot seat (the hot seat in question is writing this column, but it’s also the leather interior of my Honda Accord after it’s spent an afternoon baking in the relentless Florida sunshine). The birds are chirping, the cicadas are buzzing, and the fridge is humming a jaunty tune while it clanks out some fresh ice cubes for our drinks.
So, how about a margarita? You bring the limes and I’ll handle the rest. Salt for the rim? Let’s get to sipping:
1) Hi Dad! I found out a little while back that I was accepted into a summer writing workshop. I’ve never been to one and I’ve been looking forward to it. But the closer the time comes to actually attending, the more I’m beginning to worry that I’m spending a lot of money on something that might not be all that fruitful in terms of writing. Part of this issue is because another writer I know posted a long thread online about how they feel they got scammed by one. They very much said that if they could go back in time, they’d save their money and just do a writing retreat at home. What do you think?
