nonfiction

(written by Dawn French—and yourself)

Follow Your Curiosity

Everything your doctor doesn't know and won't tell you about your newborn

Follow Your Curiosity

Great British Cooking: A Well-Kept Secret

(written by Jane Garmey)

Follow Your Curiosity

"Every aspiring writer should read The Elements of Style."

— Stephen King

for Creatives | books, nonfiction, language, writing, Stephen King, never stop LEARNING, William Strunk Jr.

Follow Your Curiosity

"A book on creativity that insists upon one right way misses the point."

— Alan Watt

for Creatives | nonfiction, creativity, Alan Watt

"No one wants to buy a [self-help] book that proclaims such a measured, modest message from its cover. To sell big, you have to over-promise."

— Derren Brown

for Creatives | artist integrity, nonfiction, the successful artist, reaching your audience, Derren Brown

"As we read [essays], we participate in the writer's attempt to find what he or she didn't know when first coming to the page."

— Lee Martin

for Creatives | nonfiction, writing, essay, writer-reader relationship, Lee Martin

The 90-Day Novel

(written by Alan Watt)

for Creatives | books, creative process, creating isn't easy, novel writing, nonfiction, writing, KEEP CREATING, word count, Alan Watt

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"The Art Spirit that sort of became my Bible, because that book made the rules for the art life. It was one of those things that is so fantastic, because it sets you on your way."

— David Lynch

for Creatives | books, creative process, art, artists, nonfiction, the creative life, painting, David Lynch, Robert Henri

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How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy

(written by Orson Scott Card)

for Creatives | books, sci-fi, fantasy, nonfiction, writing, writer-reader relationship, genre, Orson Scott Card

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"Memoir is not court stenography. But neither should it be fiction."

— Augusten Burroughs

for Creatives | literary fiction, nonfiction, writing, memoir, Augusten Burroughs

"I read a book called Quitter by Jon Acuff. In it, he encourages people not to bail on their full-time jobs as soon as they feel like their dream is gaining some traction. These were wise words that I needed to hear. A full-time job provides stability so that you can take more risks on your dream. In our culture, we're prone to demonize our day jobs and exalt our dream jobs, but we fail to see that the former can be a platform for the latter. In his book, Acuff explains that the word no is the most valuable word you have as someone working toward your dream."

— Dana Tanamachi

for Creatives | books, creating isn't easy, nonfiction, the creative life, Dana Tanamachi, TAKE RISKS, your passion vs. the day job, Jon Acuff

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Happy

Why More or Less Everything Is Absolutely Fine (written by Derren Brown)

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"Mamet and Macy's method to deconstruct the fundamental unit of a novelist, a playwright or a screenwriter's Storytelling is a Godsend. Read A Practical Handbook for the Actor, the meat of what came out of Mamet and Macy’s lectures and the foundation of The Atlantic Theater Company in New York. It's so simple, direct and easy to understand, it's mind blowing."

— Shawn Coyne

for Creatives | books, novel writing, nonfiction, writing, storytelling, acting, David Mamet, Shawn Coyne, screenwriting, W. H. Macy, Gregory Mosher, Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previtio, Scott Zigler, playwriting

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"If you are a screenwriter, LITERARY AND COMMERCIAL translates to INDEPENDENT AND STUDIO. If you are a playwright, LITERARY AND COMMERCIAL translates to CHARACTER DRIVEN AND PLOT DRIVEN. If you are a nonfiction writer LITERARY AND COMMERCIAL translates to JOURNALISM AND NARRATIVE NONFICTION. No matter your intended Story career path, the divide remains… and always will."

— Shawn Coyne

for Creatives | literary fiction, nonfiction, writing, publishing, Shawn Coyne, screenwriting, categorization of art, literary vs. commercial

This Year You Write Your Novel

(written by Walter Mosley)

for Creatives | books, creative process, creating isn't easy, creative fear, novel writing, nonfiction, the successful artist, writing, KEEP CREATING, Walter Mosley

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The Great Discontent

in-depth conversations with today's artists, makers, and risk-takers

for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, creating isn't easy, art, artists, nonfiction, creativity, the successful artist, KEEP CREATING, artist's voice, artist's message, the creative life, value the art, artists supporting artists, magazines, TAKE RISKS

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Worlds of Wonder

How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (written by David Gerrold)

for Creatives | books, characters, suspension of disbelief, creative process, create for YOURSELF, creating isn't easy, vocab, sci-fi, fantasy, novel writing, nonfiction, language, the successful artist, writing, culture, reaching your audience, KEEP CREATING, artist's voice, editing, storytelling, ideas, genre, the creative life, never stop LEARNING, David Gerrold

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Zen in the Art of Writing

Essays on Creativity (written by Ray Bradbury)

for Creatives | books, creative process, create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, nonfiction, creativity, writing, KEEP CREATING, essay, inspiration/the muse, Ray Bradbury, value the art

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The View from the Cheap Seats

Selected Nonfiction (written by Neil Gaiman)

for Creatives | reading, books, intuitive writing & pantsing, creative process, Neil Gaiman, awards, create for YOURSELF, creating isn't easy, magic/mystery of creating/art, artist integrity, creative fear, art, artists, British, artist in the art, short stories, nonfiction, creativity, music, biography, the successful artist, writing, essay, bookstores, inspiration/the muse, artist's voice, filmmaking, the creative life, value the art, artists supporting artists, creative freedom, books vs. ebooks, etc., comics, art piracy, film based on novel, libraries, autobiography

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The Crossroads of Should and Must

Find and Follow Your Passion... (written & illustrated by Elle Luna)

for Creatives | books, art, nonfiction, creativity, the creative life, Elle Luna, priorities, design your life

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"You have to write what is in your heart and your mind and your imagination, and that's the place where it has to come from. I don't think that looking at what sells is the way to start a novel or a work of nonfiction. I get about 200 books a week at my house. I'm always waiting to be surprised or bowled over. You don't want to be bored."

— Maureen Corrigan

for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, novel writing, nonfiction, writing, reaching your audience, Maureen Corrigan

"I love the idea also that sometimes, if you're actually going to write realistic fiction, you're going to have to include fantasy."

— Neil Gaiman

for Creatives | Neil Gaiman, fantasy, nonfiction, writing

"Writers must produce. And produce. And produce. ABW: 'Always Be Writing.' ... One book a year? Psssh. No. Focus only on novels? Not likely. Writers are no longer as free to work in a single sphere of writerly existence. Get used to writing short, long, script, game, non-fiction, etc."

— Chuck Wendig

for Creatives | short stories, novel writing, nonfiction, the successful artist, writing, KEEP CREATING, Chuck Wendig, creative freedom