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Bodwell’s Baker’s Dozen

by Joshua Bodwell

Online Exclusive

January/February 2012

In the spirit of year-end best-of reading lists, we offer Joshua Bodwell’s Baker’s Dozen 2011 as a companion to his article “You Are What You Read: The Art of Inspired Reading Lists,” which appears in this issue’s special section on inspiration.

How to Get Unstuck: The Psychology of Writer’s Block

by Dennis Cass

The Literary Life

January/February 2010

A look at the psychology of writers block and how scientific studies in creativity offer insight into how writers can use the tools they already have to break through.

Get Up, Stand Up for Your Writing

by John Moir

News and Trends

September/October 2008

The best advice for how to produce good poetry or prose has always been the most simple—just sit down and write—but perhaps sitting isn't the answer after all.

The Importance of Place: Where Writers Write and Why

by Alexandra Enders

The Literary Life

March/April 2008

Why do some writers prefer company and background noise, while others need isolation? Why do some need the magical monotony of sameness, and others the inspiration of variety? What does it mean for a writer to be locked into a place? What does place even mean to a writer?

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Surviving a Month Without Internet

by Stephen Elliott

News and Trends

May/June 2007

An author makes what many would consider the ultimate professional sacrifice in the name of writing and rediscovers how to spend his time offline.

Improvisers and Revisers: An Experiment in Spontaneity

by Ken Gordon

The Literary Life

May/June 2006

It took a long time to write these words. I'm not referring to the psychosomatic affliction known as writer's block. I mean the delays caused by the process of composition and revision.

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