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Lesson Eighteen: Writer鈥檚 Block
Discover Ray Bradbury鈥檚 simple trick for overcoming writer鈥檚 block.
Lesson Seventeen: What I Learned from James Baldwin
Novelist Caryl Phillips considers what we can learn from the great American writer.
Lesson Sixteen: Dealing with Critics
If you鈥檙e going to put your work out in the world, someone鈥檚 going to take a pop at it.
Lesson Fifteen: Write and Repeat
鈥淓asy reading is damned hard writing,鈥 says Maya Angelou.
Lesson Fourteen: In Search of a Character with Graham Greene
Hear how Graham Greene gradually evolves a character.
Lesson Thirteen: Place
On capturing the soul of a place in words.
Lesson Twelve: A Workshop with Allen Ginsberg
How often do you get the chance to attend a lecture by one of the Beats?
Lesson Eleven: Listen Up!
If you want to write good dialogue, you need good ears.
Lesson Ten: Find your Story
Waiting for the muse to strike? Give it up and get writing.
Lesson Nine: Keep Human
This lesson exalts the importance of time off.