https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/goal-setting-and-process/8443/how-to-utilize-tenacity-in-writingen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/goal-setting-and-process/8443/how-to-utilize-tenacity-in-writingTue, 29 Jul 2025 21:25:46 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:ace41414-933e-4d6b-8ca1-8627da00ecc1Maggie Smithhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/managing-your-writing-life/w/goal-setting-and-process/8443/how-to-utilize-tenacity-in-writing#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Goal Setting and Process by Maggie Smith on 7/29/2025 9:25:46 PM<br /> <p><br /><br />Maggie Smith, poet and author of <em>Dear Writer</em>, 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.<br /> <br />In her new book, <em>Dear Writer</em>, Smith distills creativity and the craft of writing with a practical guide perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert&rsquo;s <em>Big Magic</em> and Anne Lamott&rsquo;s <em>Bird by Bird</em>. 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.<br /><br />For more on this bestselling, award-winning author visit <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Maggie-Smith/162798222">https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Maggie-Smith/162798222</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltKjUCQnhuI">www.youtube.com/watch</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, Nonfiction, video</div>