836. Samantha Irby
Otherppl with Brad Listi
The Challenge of Balancing Sadness and Humor in Writing
In this chapter, they discuss the challenge of balancing sadness and humor in their writing, as well as the difficulty of conveying something serious without it feeling cheesy or imitative. They share their struggle with achieving talky intimacy on the page and reveal two secrets to their writing process. The chapter also touches on their experience with therapy and how it affected their writing.
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