WRITING IN PRACTICE VOL 11

ABSTRACT
This paper examines the question of why writers write autofiction, positing its liminality and self-referentiality as particularly fertile grounds for the examination not just of the self, but specifically the writing self. This is a self altered and fundamentally divided by the creative act. Applying Wayne C. Booth's concept of the Implied Author (IA) to readings of autofictional texts can shed light not just on the experience of being a divided writing self but also the attraction and potential dangers of working in this hybrid genre.

KEYWORDS

Autofiction, Autobiography, Black Wave, Implied Author, Liminality, Memoir, Michelle Tea, Self, Wayne Booth, Writing Self 

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE
Bell, Natasha. (2025) The Autofictional Search for the Writing Self. Writing in Practice. 11  DOI: 10.62959/WIP-11-2025-07