Fika: The Art of The Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats, by Anna Brones, Johanna Kindvall (Ten Speed Press) A sweet, inspiring guide not just to baking, but to the concept of the Swedish Coffee Break. This is tea-time for coffee lovers, a compendium of recipes combined with meditations on the…Continue reading Coffee instead of tea, please!
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Readings for Writers
In this week’s Readings for Writers, we’re looking at All Stories Are the Same, by John Yorke, via The Atlantic. In this essay about how stories are shaped and what drives narrative, Yorke argues that the architecture of story, from Beowulf to Jaws, is astonishingly similar. He says that even those writers and directors who claim to…Continue reading Readings for Writers
Key to Creativity: Process, not Product
I’ve been hearing a lot about Wired to Create, the new book by psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman and science writer Carolyn Gregoire. Those who “derive enjoyment from the act of creating and feel in control of their creative process tend to show greater creativity than those who are focused exclusively on the outcome of their…Continue reading Key to Creativity: Process, not Product
Revisiting South Florida
Sometimes a change in geography provides a new perspective on a certain time in your past. This happened to me this morning, when I stepped outside of my hotel room in Palm Beach, where I have come for a speaking engagement. Nearly 20 years ago, I lived for a year and a…Continue reading Revisiting South Florida
Good Things to Read – Great Essays From Around the Web
Looking for something good to read that’s shorter than a book but longer than a blog post? Here are a few well-researched, well-written essays and articles from the past few months that I keep coming back to: Science Stephen Hawking Thinks These 3 Things Could Destroy Humanity – via livescience No. 37: Big Wedding or…Continue reading Good Things to Read – Great Essays From Around the Web