Why do we get so afraid to write? How can we approach this fear in a way that actually helps? Is there actually ANY cure to writer's block? I break down two popular self-help books that tackle creative woes: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and Big Magic by Elizabeth GilbertThick jersey accent brought to you by my hometown. Use code MAPLEWOOD and you, too, will be able to sound like you grew up around people with long acrylic nails!Works CitedThe tweet I reference was from last November - when I went back to look at my retweet, it was no longer available. In any case, thank you, whoever you are, for the radical words of wisdom.-Willa Paskin's New York Times review of Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilberthttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/books/review/elizabeth-gilberts-big-magic.html-Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/97395/bird-by-bird-by-anne-lamott/9780385480017/-The War of Art by Steven Pressfieldhttps://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/ -The Artist's Way by Julia Cameronhttps://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/the-artists-way-a-spiritual-path-to-higher-creativity/Contact:Twitter: @onpoetrypodcastEmail: onpoetrypodcast@gmail.comWebsite: www.thegabygarcia.com

Why do we get so afraid to write? How can we approach this fear in a way that actually helps? Is there actually ANY cure to writer's block? I break down two popular self-help books that tackle creative woes: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Thick jersey accent brought to you by my hometown. Use code MAPLEWOOD and you, too, will be able to sound like you grew up around people with long acrylic nails! Works Cited The tweet I reference was from last November - when I went back to look at my retweet, it was no longer available. In any case, thank you, whoever you are, for the radical words of wisdom. -Willa Paskin's New York Times review of Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/books/review/elizabeth-gilberts-big-magic.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/books/review/elizabeth-gilberts-big-magic.html</a> -Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/97395/bird-by-bird-by-anne-lamott/9780385480017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/97395/bird-by-bird-by-anne-lamott/9780385480017/</a> -The War of Art by Steven Pressfield <a href="https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/</a> -The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron <a href="https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/the-artists-way-a-spiritual-path-to-higher-creativity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/the-artists-way-a-spiritual-path-to-higher-creativity/</a> Contact: Twitter: @onpoetrypodcast Email: onpoetrypodcast@gmail.com Website: <a href="http://www.thegabygarcia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thegabygarcia.com</a>

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A rollicking episode about how anger manifests in writing - when is it productive and essential? When is it bigoted nonsense? (Cue the incels). How does it free the poet and their reader?Angry writer Meher Manda and I break these issues down, debate how genre plays into the expression of anger, pop off about daddy issues, and bare our angry little hearts.The intel plastic surgery we discuss can be found at: Incel plastic surgery article (The Cut): https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/incel-plastic-surgery.htmlFind An Angry Reading Series at https://angryreading.wordpress.comFind Meher Manda at https://twitter.com/meherness On Poetry Twitter: twitter.com/onpoetrypodcastOn Poetry email: onpoetrypodcast@gmail.comMore at www.thegabygarcia.com

A rollicking episode about how anger manifests in writing - when is it productive and essential? When is it bigoted nonsense? (Cue the incels). How does it free the poet and their reader? Angry writer Meher Manda and I break these issues down, debate how genre plays into the expression of anger, pop off about daddy issues, and bare our angry little hearts. The intel plastic surgery we discuss can be found at: Incel plastic surgery article (The Cut): <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/incel-plastic-surgery.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/incel-plastic-surgery.html</a> Find An Angry Reading Series at <a href="https://angryreading.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://angryreading.wordpress.com</a> Find Meher Manda at <a href="https://twitter.com/meherness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meherness</a> On Poetry Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/onpoetrypodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/onpoetrypodcast</a> On Poetry email: onpoetrypodcast@gmail.com More at <a href="http://www.thegabygarcia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thegabygarcia.com</a>

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