Four Favorite Books for Writers Sure to Energize The Creative Soul
To be a writer, you must write, but you also must read. Here are four of my favorite reads for writers, sure to energize your creative soul.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 30
- 3 min
One Writer Celebrates National Pencil Day With Gratitude and Joy
March 30 is National Pencil Day. In honor of the simple little pencil that changed the world, one writer celebrates with joy and gratitude.
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Melissa Gouty
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Why Would Some Crazy Guy Try to Steal Authors' Manuscripts?
Fillippo Bernardini worked in the publishing industry when he developed a phishing scam to steal unpublished manuscripts.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jan 21
- 5 min
How Older Women Writers Prove that It's Never Too Late to Gain Success
Creativity doesn't disappear as you age. Older women writers are proving that it's never too late to gain success.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 6, 2022
- 3 min
Do You Know Annie Ernaux, the newest Nobel Laureate in Literature?
Do you know Annie Ernaux, the French writer and the 2022 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature? She's the 17th woman to win.
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Melissa Gouty
- Sep 13, 2022
- 5 min
Want a "Real" Writing Career? Build an Oeuvre Like Great Writers Before You
Rather than focus on "going viral," real writers focus on building an oeuvre. Poe, Melville, and Hemingway all built oeuvres after failures.
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Melissa Gouty
- Aug 30, 2022
- 4 min
Why the Story of Nicholas Evans Is One that Fuels Writers' Hopes and Dreams
Nicholas Evans' story gives writers hope. A debut author, he sold publishing and film rights to The Horse Whisperer for more than 6 million
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 7, 2021
- 4 min
Everyday Is Special. Gift a Writer You Love with Something Awesome
If you love a writer, you can give them an awesome gift that will mean something to them without costing you a fortune.
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Melissa Gouty
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
You Don't Have to be Einstein to Know the Value of Handwritten Letters
The author of the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein, was a prolific letter-writer. A handwritten letter sold for $400,000, May of 2021.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
How to Be More Creative: Let Your Words Misbehave a la Mary Oliver
Take it from award-winning poet, Mary Oliver. Too much planning can kill creativity. Let your words run wild to reach creative nirvana.
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Melissa Gouty
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
3 Lessons from the Incomparable Maya Angelou
I was lucky enough to hear Maya Angelou in person, an unforgettable experience. Her work has influenced my writing, my world, and my life.
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Melissa Gouty
- Mar 30, 2021
- 5 min
How Beloved Writer, Thoreau, Carved His Words Into the American Psyche
People know Henry David Thoreau for his words, but most don't know that he was a great businessman and driver of the Thoreau Pencil Company.
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Melissa Gouty
- Feb 27, 2021
- 5 min
Why Great Authors Often Choose to Write With Pencils
Writers have a process, a routine, a way of getting their creative mojo flowing. For many, their muse speaks best when they hold a pencil.
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Melissa Gouty
- Dec 4, 2020
- 5 min
How the Simple Little Pencil Changed the World Forever
The creation of the pencil helped bring about the Renaissance. The simple, little pencil gave common people the ability to write.
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Melissa Gouty
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
7 Activities To Keep You Moving When Your Writing's At a Standstill
You CAN work without writing Brain blocks and brain breaks Ever had a day when the words are stuck like Gorilla Glue to the inside of...
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 15, 2020
- 4 min
4 Amazing Reasons Your Brain Is Buffer Than You Imagined
Your brain is stronger, faster, more agile, more complex, and much buffer than you ever imagined. Four reasons for your very buff brain.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 6, 2020
- 5 min
Creativity Lessons from Leo…the Greatest Innovator Ever
Leonardo da Vinci is the greatest genius of all time. We can learn how to be creative by modeling five of Leo's behaviors.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 2, 2020
- 3 min
Why Are Pencils Painted Yellow?
After the discovery of graphite and the development of the pencil, the world forever changed because we could write wherever we went.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 1, 2020
- 7 min
The Challenge of Finding -- and Giving -- Honest Feedback
Finding honest feedback is hard. You have to find readers who are willing to read. They’re capable of language skills. They're honest.
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Melissa Gouty
- Oct 1, 2020
- 4 min
Changing the Stereotype of Tea-Drinkers
Tea companies are winning new converts, increasing sales, and expanding their brand by overturning the previous stereotypes.
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