This Is One of the Most Essential Elements of Writing



Maggie Smith, poet and author of Dear Writer, shares how attention is a form of love and a necessary element to sparking creativity.

In her new book, Dear Writer, 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.

For more on this bestselling, award-winning author visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Maggie-Smith/162798222.