I have been paging through Maggie Smith’s book Dear Writer this week (on the recommendation of a friend), and have been impressed with how she inspires creativity. The book is broken down into ten different elements of creativity (like wonder, vulnerability, and tenacity), and also offers writing exercises and suggested reading lists. Outside of ’s amazing books, I rarely turn to craft books for inspiration. My creative fire is churned by literature: fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry.