What We Write About When We Write About Writers

This Substack blog, Counter Craft, is run by Lincoln Michel, a writer and author, and is focused on fiction craft, publishing demystification, and weird books. The author discusses his own upcoming novel, *Metallic Realms*, which is about a group of struggling science fiction writers. He also explores the subgenre of novels about writers, including examples from various authors and countries, and discusses the prominence of this genre in different cultures. The author advocates for more novels about writers and explores the reasons behind the scarcity of such works in the United States. He also encourages readers to suggest more books in this subgenre for his reading list.