Maggie Smith — "You're a human before you're an artist."

What ingredients are necessary to write? Where does a story begin and end? Why is the blank page both endlessly exciting and daunting? For renowned poet, memoirist, and educator Maggie Smith, these questions are the center of her life and work. And in her latest book, Dear Writer, she offers something bigger than answers. Across ten principles, readers are greeted with a wealth of inspiration that…