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A Conversation with Shya Scanlon

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Isaac Fitzgerald

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“I’m pretty much a maintenance addict at this point. If I don’t write, I feel useless and pathetic. That’s not to say I don’t experience occasional bursts of joy or wonder, but most of the time I write to escape the devil.”

HTMLGIANT talks with author and Rumpus contributor Shya Scanlon about writing his poetry collection, In This Alone Impulse.

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Isaac Fitzgerald
Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeney’s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed News’ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.

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    Shya

    Thanks for linking, Isaac! And readers, I’m still giving away copies of the book–read the interview comments to learn how to get one.

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