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In Praise of a Front-Loaded Nonfiction Book
I learned a lot about structuring a nonfiction book this year, from reading the psychology bestseller No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz. I can’t recommend the book itself highly enough, to everyone. One of its jacket blurbs reads, “this may be the most transformational book you’ll ever read.” That has been my experience, even if I wish…
Poetry and the Creative Process
Poetry Recommendation: “What Use Is Knowing Anything If No One Is Around” by Kaveh Akbar Retrieved from The New Yorker. What use is knowing anything if no one is around to watch you know it? Plants reinvent sugar daily and hardly anyone applauds. Once as a boy I sat in a corner covering my ears, singing…
My Tepid Love Affair with Classic Romance Novels (and the Modern Updates that Pulled Me Back In)
Want to learn more about writing romance? Check out our course offerings and independent coaching with instructor Jeanne De Vita. My novel reading interests tend to be diverse, but I’ve never considered myself much of a romance novel reader. In my twenties and thirties, I was almost completely averse to them and would throw up…