Dear Writer by Maggie Smith

Dear Writer is a practical guide by New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith that distills creativity and the craft of writing into ten essential elements, presented as short essays with generative writing prompts. The book offers actionable tools for artists of all experience levels across genres to apply to their own creative practice and life. It draws on Smith’s twenty years of teaching and her For Dear Life Substack, positioning itself alongside popular creativity books like Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird.

AI named Dear Writer by Maggie Smith in September 2026.