Maggie Smith, poet and author of Dear Writer, shares why tenacity is an essential element in writing, and how you can turn down the voice of your inner critic in order to successfully write. 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.