Overview
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNew 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.
The book, Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781982170899 in Paperback by Maggie Smith may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
06/23/2026
ISBN-10:
1982170891
ISBN-13:
9781982170899
Pages:
272
Publisher:
Washington Square Press
