F.G. Cottam figured out pretty quickly that reading is a money-saving vacation that doesn't require a passport. Writing? Same vibe—just a different ride. Characters can only be weighed down by life’s annoyances if the writer decides they're in the mood for angst. That lightbulb moment for dabbling in fiction happened back in university. The lofty chatter about Hemingway's iceberg theory and Eliot’s objective correlative was entertaining enough, providing a false sense of deep thinking about novels while comfortably enjoying campus life. Cottam kicked things off by cranking out some journalism, landing spots in illustrious magazines like I-D, Arena, and The Face. It’s no surprise that mainstream publishers perked up when Cottam was strutting his stuff. The '90s came along, and the ...Read More
