This is RoughDraft, in which our favorite writers get to the bottom of their own craft. This week, we speak with KristenRadtke in honor of her latest release 'Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness.'
, in which our favorite writers get to the bottom of their own craft. From preferred writing drinks to whether or not you really need to carry a notebook, we find out all the ways they beat writer’s block and do the work. This week, we speak with Kristen Radtke in honor of her latest release
. The graphic novel blends psychology, pop culture, and personal anecdotes in a timely exploration of solitude and the interior world. Below, discover all the elements that helped her get it done.KRISTEN RADTKE: I need to be in a place with no distractions. I get my best writing done when I’m away from home at a residency — but due to my day job, residencies are few and far between, unfortunately.
, Alison Bechdel, Nick Drnaso, and Jillian Tamaki. I fall into ruts sometimes with panel structures, and looking at work by other artists almost always helps pull me out when drawings start to look drab or too similar.RADTKE: I spent massive swaths of time at my small-town library; I read everything in the tiny YA section but was intimidated by any book with an adult protagonist.
UKIOMOGBE: Do you read while you’re in the process of writing? Which writers inform your current work the most? RADTKE: Yes; if I’m not reading, my writing is worse. I like to read things that are investigating similar ideas, and I like to read around subjects—so science, art theory, history, biographies, whatever helps me circle in something I’m thinking about. Questions about which writers have influenced me tend to make me feel like I’m answering wrong, like when the waiter comes around and you have to order but you haven’t thought through the menu.
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