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What was running through Oprah's mind in 1985? Get a glimpse into the personal words and thoughts of a devoted diarist.
Part boot camp, part therapy, part lovefest, novelist ZZ Packer's writing group meets once a month to keep its eight members going strong. More...
When you look at your home, do you only see what needs improving? Martha Beck offers three steps to help you relax so you can learn to love where you live. More...
25 of our favorite decorators, landscape architects, and artists tell us which titles helped them think, see, and dream. More...
From the famous idea factory IDEO, here are six steps proven to get your creativity flowing. More...
Author Mark Leyner's top 10 truths he's learned about women. More...
We think you can write just like William Faulkner! Follow this step-by-step exercise and see where your stream of consciousness takes you! More...
What does finding your "true calling" really mean anyway? Alain de Botton puts it in perspective. More...
We've all heard that we need to tap into our creative right brains. But how? Martha Beck offers a few fruitful ways to branch out. More...
Is romance the true mother of invention? Here's what sex has to do with creativity. More...
O come all ye single! Our Cupid-like columnist rewrites online profiles to save her date-challenged friends. More...
Renaissance woman Anna Rabinowicz delivers instant inspiration--seven excellent ways to get inspired. More...
What it's like to spend a day with crafting, sewing, sculpting design virtuoso Anna Rabinowicz. More...
Four astonishing people whose knack for innovation has helped them make astonishing things. More...
For me, there is no better time to flex my creative muscles than now - the thrill is to keep envisioning what can be. More...
Nick Flynn, Timothy Shriver, Sharon Olds, David Rakoff, and Kim Rosen recall their darkest hours and the poetry that sustained them. More...
At his home on Maui's remote north shore, poet laureate W.S. Merwin is planting the seeds of a stronger connection to nature, one poem at a time. More...
Where do poems come from? We polled Pulitzer Prize winners, poet laureates and professors to find out. More...
How did they know they were meant to be poets? We polled Pulitizer Prize winners, poet laureates, and professors to find out. More...
They're short (and we mean short), intense (imagine a novel crossed with a haiku), and mesmerizing (whether they're illuminating a single moment or a whole life). More...
Amy Bloom on Grace Paley, the writer who asks all the right questions. More...
Amy Bloom on her personal recipe for feeling less alone and more understood: Breaking open a book of poems, sitting back and devouring. More...
The thought-provoking poet David Whyte considers what we should be asking ourselves--especially when we least want to confront our own answers. More...
Conjuring a world of endless possibilities. Defying boundaries. Taking a leap. Meet 15 people with breakthrough ideas that are changing the world. More...
Whether you're an aspiring acrobat, an emerging jewelry designer, or a budding environmentalist, there comes a point when you require a special kind of strategy to jet propel yourself to the next level. More...
An expert communicator shows how to use body language to close a deal, take charge and generally get your point across. More...
In honor of National Novel Writing Month, writer Chris Baty lists three of his favorite ways to bust through writer's block. More...
StoryCorps expert animators Mike and Tim Rauch offer six rules for creating laugh-riot home movies and photo albums everyone will want to look through. More...
At his lakeside New Hampshire retreat, the legendary rocker and American Idol judge opens up about 40 wild years on the road, the highs and lows of getting sober, and the beauty of losing - and finding - himself in the woods. More...
From Debussy to Einstein, many creative masters have sung the praises of silence. Three ways to tune out the world's noise and tune in to your own creative voice. More...
Even if you can't tell a pencil from a pastel, these books will coax your artwork onto the page. More...
Sure your life story could fill a thousand pages - but sometimes a few words are all you need. More...
From getting creative at art camp to bottling your own Zinfandel, here's how to make your whole life as YOU as it can be. More...
These gorgeous handpainted notecardscut from sturdy 236-pound stockcome in hand-lined envelopes. Now you just need to conjure some poetic handwritten words. More...
Life lessons from one of the 20th century's most stirring painters. More...
Most of us know about Emily Dickinson (and Maya Angelou!). But who are today's best and brightest new poets? We asked the poetry lovers at the National Book Critics Circle to weigh in on their choices for 2012, right before the institution's celebrated awards ceremony, which honors the best books of the year. More...
How a mother's bequest taught her daughter to think differently about writing. More...
If you know what your problem is, why can't you just fix it? Psychiatrist Phil Stutz and psychotherapist Barry Michels offer smart strategies for a breakthrough in their new book The Tools: Transform Your Problems Into Courage, Confidence and Creativity. More...
Author Aimee Bender tells us that sometimes the most creative thing you can do is buckle down and play by the rules. More...
17 of the most inspiring quotes that keep you doing what you love. More...
Some of our favorite author's best pieces of advice to inspire you to keep writing. More...
Everyone has at least one. Don't let anxiety, or the goblins of self-doub, keep you from telling yours. More...
How Austin's China Smith is helping to change the face of classical dance. More...
Rebecca Greenfield's "Coming of Age" photo series spotlights girls on the brink of becoming adults. More...
The musician, comedian, and resident of Oregon's City of Roses talks satire, swimming, and her supersecret skill. More...
Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey (its hotly anticipated third season is now airing on PBS), explains how he keeps his creative juices flowing. More...
Holy female perspective, Batman! How comic book artist Becky Cloonan is shaking up the industry. More...
The award-winning Zimbabwean-born modern dancer and choreographer, whose daring new piece, Miriam, is touring the country this spring, describes how she translates ideas into movement. More...
Jane Kim is drawing attention to species in peril—one brushstroke at a time. More...
The Director of Columbia University's writing program and author of the new book To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Fiction reveals few ways to write a fresh and engaging story...especially our own. More...
Four sisters, all writers (not just the one we know best) came of age in the shadow of a complicated, talented, hard-drinking mother. It wasn't easy, but it made them who they are. More...
On March 8, choose from these six great ways to participate, educate and celebrate. More...
The actress—who plays a righteous mom in this month's Admission—fills in a few blanks. More...
Revealing just a touch of skin can be so much sexier than full exposure. Modeling the season's latest looks, actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell, star of the new movie Tyler Perry's Temptation, shows how seductive a little restraint can be. More...
The last week of April is National Karaoke Week (who knew?). To celebrate, we asked these music lovers to sing the praises of their favorite show-off tunes. More...
An eclectic blog uncovers the tales behind strangers' tattoos. More...
The beguiling actress (whose new thriller, The Place Beyond the Pines, hits theaters March 29) revs up with a cup of joe and winds down with Morley Safer. More...
In the extreme conditions of Everest's Base Camp, Luanne Freer, MD, cares for a neglected population. More...
The best part about tapping into your artistic side isn’t necessarily the novel, sketch or upcycled, Etsy-ready unicorn-head shoehorn that you’ll produce. It’s what the creative process does for body, mind and soul. More...
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