Tourist Season
Kay Amatowhat I write about when I write about writing
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Doing It Anyway
At some point this summer the novel I spent seven years writing and revising is going out on submission. When I spoke to my agent about “going on sub” I was torn between asking dozens of detailed questions about what this process would be l...
Opening the Door
I do not enjoy drafting. I attended a low-residency MFA program that centered around drafting new work. We switched advisors every semester and did lots of experimentation. It was challenging for me to say the least. I’m a slow writer and u...
Escaping Escapism
So far in 2026 I have read ten books. Of those ten, five were romance novels. Specifically they were books from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers series. These books were adapted into the hit HBO series Heated Rivalry which I have now watched twi...
Fuck the Plot
I have a hard time with structure.
This is not true in my non-writing life. In my personal, day-to-day, I am a “structure-hound” (one of the other teachers at my school used this phrase the other day and it delighted me to no end.) Outside...
Finishing
If you told sixteen-year-old me how much thirty-four year-old me would love Jock Talk I would have treated you to a powerful eye roll. I spent most of my life decidedly allergic to inspirational turns of phrase. Maybe it was growing up in t...
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Kay has an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a Master of Arts in Teaching from The University of Pittsburgh. They live in Maine with their wife, one dog, two cats, and far too many houseplants.
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