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Dear Writer

Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life

by Maggie Smith

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New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith distills creativity and the craft of writing with a practical guide perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic and Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird.
Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestselling Substack newsletter, For Dear Life, Maggie Smith breaks down creativity into ten essential elements: attention, wonder, vision, play, surprise, vulnerability, restlessness, tenacity, connection, and hope. Each element is explored through short, inspiring, and craft-focused essays, followed by generative writing prompts. Dear Writer provides tools that artists of all experience levels can apply to their own creative practices and carry with them into all genres and all areas of life.

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- Maggie Smith
  
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Washington Square Press
Release date

April 1, 2025
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  - ISBN: 9781982170905
- EPUB ebook
  - ISBN: 9781982170905
  - File size: 6438 KB
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- English
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- Library Journal
  
  November 1, 2024
  Pushcart Prize winner Smith (You Could Make This Place Beautiful), who, in addition to publishing bestselling poetry and prose, also teaches creative writing, offers a guide to writing and creativity, intended to help writers of any genre and to expand creativity in general. Each of the book's 10 essays focuses on one aspect of writing or creativity and is accompanied by writing prompts. Prepub Alert.
  Copyright 2024 Library Journal
  
  Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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