you're not SUPPOSED to be good yet
We briefly interrupt our ongoing NYT tea ceremony to bring you a lovely and inspiring Twitter thread that all young, aspiring writers should check out, from Caitlin Kunkel reflecting on the distance between her 22-year-old self and her current published author self (her first book, New Erotica for Feminists, is out now!)
Here’s a lil sampler of the thread, which goes on to cover the true purpose of a good MFA, how to deal with well-intentioned discouragement, and how it’s all a **growing process** whatever you’re doing. But also, like, don’t let some dude English professor harsh your cool, weird vibes.
Full thread here!