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• 1000 Words

  a Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

  Attenberg, Jami,

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• The Artist's Way

  a Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

  Cameron, Julia

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• Big Magic

  Creative Living Beyond Fear

  Gilbert, Elizabeth, 1969-

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  Elizabeth Gilbert offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives.

• Embrace Your Weird

  Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity

  Day, Felicia

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  "Whether you enjoy writing, baking, painting, podcasting, playing music, or have yet to uncover your favorite creative outlet, Embrace Your Weird will help you unlock the power of self-expression. Get motivated. Get creative. Get weird."

• Keep Going

  10 Ways to Stay Creative in Chaotic Times

  Kleon, Austin

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  Keep Going shows you how to stay true to and focused on your own creative vision when the world seems out of control. Austin Kleon offers advice, stories, and anecdotes that teach you how to persist in doing work that helps make a world worth living…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bird by Bird

  Some Instructions on Writing and Life

  Lamott, Anne,

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  "Bird by Bird is a classic book every artist should read. It’s about Anne’s experience as a writer and how to handle the peaks and valleys that come with it. Bird by Bird doesn’t give you a magic formula, but it does shift your mindset."

• The Art of Noticing

  131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday

  Walker, Rob, 1968-

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  In a world ruled by distraction and increasing demands on our attention, it's never been more important to notice what matters to you. To stay eager, to connect, to find interest in the everyday, to notice what others overlook, these are skills that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The War of Art

  Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

  Pressfield, Steven,

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  The War of Art is an inspirational, funny, well-aimed kick in the pants guaranteed to galvanize every would-be artist, visionary, or entrepreneur.

• On Being Stuck

  Tapping Into the Creative Power of Writer's Block

  Herring, Laraine, 1968-

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  "Writer's block occurs when hope meets fear--when our expectations for a project or ourselves as writers run head first into the fear(s) that are uniquely tied to that hope. It is a signal from deep within to pay attention to the writing and to pay…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk

  And Other Truths About Being Creative

  Krysa, Danielle

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  Each encouraging chapter deconstructs a pivotal moment on the creative path—fear of the blank page, the dangers of jealousy, sharing work with others—and explains how to navigate roadblocks. This book arms readers with the most essential tool for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Need Your Art

  Stop Messing Around and Make Something

  McNee, Amie,

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  "This isn't about writing your great novel in a month or painting a masterpiece in a flurry of inspiration. Rather, this process is about practicing small, sustainable creative steps every day over time so that you avoid burnout, produce consistent,…Read moreRead more of this annotation