Sarah Selecky
“When I first read one of Pam Smith’s short story drafts in my master class, I knew she was the real thing…Her images are sophisticated and her metaphors are rich and potent…Her writing reminds me of Karen Joy Fowler.”
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Adversity & Creativity
I recently read an article referencing a study by Psychologist Marie Forgeard of the University of Pennsylvania that tackled the question of why adversity and ingenuity seem to go hand in hand. It’s clear that many authors and highly creative people have overcome adversity in their lives. To give you a flavour of what I mean: […]
Finding Inspiration
I watched the movie Baraka this week and it left me thinking about the nature of inspiration. Both the inspiration that leads to the making of this style of documentary, and the inspiration that it can give to those who watch it. Baraka was filmed in multiple locations around the world and it gave me […]