Writing the graphic novel was incredibly different, because you have to think of each frame like a director. How is writing a graphic novel different from traditional fiction? It was a prime moment for spilling your feelings on the internet. YouTube was just starting to become really confessional, and Girls was on TV. It was a ripe time for personal writing on the internet, people were really into it. I had a day job, and I also did these interviews on the weekends, and at night, and I updated my personal blog and everything. It sounds very nostalgic now, like having a Tumblr made you a big deal. It was this weird 2011 timeframe where Tumblr was big and there were only a few people on it, and so if you had a popular Tumblr it meant something. One was an executive at Nickelodeon, and one was an agent, and so I sent it to them and the agent repped me, and the executive later hired me on a sketch show. I was writing this journalism blog that got popular, and I posted on the blog, “Hey, I wrote a pilot script, is anyone interested in reading my fiction?” And a couple people were. I was always writing fiction, and then I started teaching myself screenwriting. And I wanted job security, which is hilarious considering where the newspaper industry went.
Journalist-reporter is a job that you can apply for. Then I went to school for journalism, mostly because “journalist” was a job that I knew I could get, versus like a fiction writer.
I had gotten an internship at my local newspaper in my town, and I was writing for them. I got into journalism, because I was very into Superman. And I was like, “This is it, this is the great American masterpiece, I’ve done it.” I used to write fiction when I was a little kid, and wrote a novel when I was in second grade - “novel” being like fifty pages in a notebook. I always loved writing, I wanted to be a writer. Because I think he wants me to be using my degree.
My dad likes to say that the Bad With Money podcast is still journalism. How did the move to fiction and comedy writing happen?
Gaby was kind enough to speak with me about their current projects, how they write, and what’s next. Dunn exists at the intersection of several marginalized identities, being Jewish, bisexual and queer, and their work reflects that life experience. They have also been watching a lot of Star Trek. Dunn has also been reckoning with what it is to have a public persona and a history on the internet, and how they have changed during their years in the public eye. In the last few months, they have been working through feelings about gender, and have decided to use they/them pronouns. Dunn is known for being very open about their personal life, including their sexuality, relationships, family, and mental health. Dunn is formerly of Florida, and now makes their home with their partner, musician Mal Blum, and dog, Beans, in Los Angeles.ĭunn has written fiction since childhood, but took a brief detour into journalism, which inspired their graphic novel, Bury the Lede. They also have a podcast with their comedy partner, Allison Raskin, as well as their own podcast, Bad With Money. Gaby Dunn is a writer, and has worn many hats in the past, but primarily defines themselves as a screenwriter and novelist.
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