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From Mark Twain to Ray Bradbury, Iconic Writers on Truth vs. Fiction

Why art exists, or what a stage magician can teach us about the fine points of literary make-believe.

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From Jack Kerouac to Ayn Rand: Iconic Writers on Symbolism, 1963

A Rorschach Test with a spine, or what the art of fluid writing has to do with salt.

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Favorite Books of 2023

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Octavia Butler on Religion and the Spirituality of Symbiosis

“On many levels, we wind up being strengthened by what we join, or what joins us, as well as by what we combat.”

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The Courage to Be Yourself: Virginia Woolf on How to Hear Your Soul

“Beyond the difficulty of communicating oneself, there is the supreme difficulty of being oneself.”

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Writers and Their Books: Inside Famous Authors’ Personal Libraries

Lessons in reading from an 18th-century lord, or why the allure of an unread book is like the dawn of romance.

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Favorite Children’s Books of 2023

Tender and poetic reckonings with friendship, fear, love, solitude, black holes, deep time, and the interconnectedness of life.

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Working Out, Working In: Applying the Six Principles of Athletic Training to Writing and Creative Work

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The Importance of Trusting Yourself: Nick Cave on the Relationship Between Creativity and Faith

“There is more going on than we can see or understand, and we need to find a way to lean into the mystery of things.”

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The Remedy for Creative Block and Existential Stuckness

“Faithfulness to the moment and to the present circumstance entails continuous surrender… Only unconditional surrender leads to real emptiness, and from that place of emptiness I can be prolific and free.”

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Search results for “advice for writers”

Why art exists, or what a stage magician can teach us about the fine points of literary make-believe.

A Rorschach Test with a spine, or what the art of fluid writing has to do with salt.

“On many levels, we wind up being strengthened by what we join, or what joins us, as well as by what we combat.”

“Beyond the difficulty of communicating oneself, there is the supreme difficulty of being oneself.”

Lessons in reading from an 18th-century lord, or why the allure of an unread book is like the dawn of romance.

Tender and poetic reckonings with friendship, fear, love, solitude, black holes, deep time, and the interconnectedness of life.

“There is more going on than we can see or understand, and we need to find a way to lean into the mystery of things.”

“Faithfulness to the moment and to the present circumstance entails continuous surrender… Only unconditional surrender leads to real emptiness, and from that place of emptiness I can be prolific and free.”

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