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To Express or To Explore: The Art of Nonfiction
Nonfiction Teaching

To Express or To Explore: The Art of Nonfiction

Will Buckingham –

Nonfiction is about exploring the world, and our relationship with the world

BBC Travel: What Happened to Myanmar's Ghosts?
Myanmar Travel

BBC Travel: What Happened to Myanmar's Ghosts?

Will Buckingham –

A piece on BBC travel website.

Writing Without the Hard Grind
Creativity Wenxin Diaolong Writing

Writing Without the Hard Grind

Will Buckingham –

Writing doesn't have to involve misery.

No Place Like Home: Witchcraft and Gentrification in Myanmar
Myanmar Travel

No Place Like Home: Witchcraft and Gentrification in Myanmar

Will Buckingham –

On witchcraft and gentrification in Yangon (republished from the SEA Globe).

Nietzsche’s Ten Commandments for Writers
Creativity Philosophy Writing

Nietzsche’s Ten Commandments for Writers

Will Buckingham –

Advice on writing from the most literary of all philosophers.

On the Art of Staring into Space
Anthropology Creativity Philosophy

On the Art of Staring into Space

Will Buckingham –

Creativity happens when you find the courage to do absolutely nothing

Soft Work: Notes Towards a Manifesto
Creativity Yijing Philosophy

Soft Work: Notes Towards a Manifesto

Will Buckingham –

Don't work harder. Work softer.

Architecture & Conjuring: How to Build Convincing Worlds
Creativity Writing Nonfiction

Architecture & Conjuring: How to Build Convincing Worlds

Will Buckingham –

Two approaches to world-building

On Laziness and Creativity
Creativity China

On Laziness and Creativity

Will Buckingham –

Writing and the virtues of slacking off

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell
Reading Travel Writing

‘Good for Publicity’: My Book Reading from Hell

Will Buckingham –

A horror story from the wilds of Suffolk

Calvino’s Surprising Advice on Writing, Editing and Life
Creativity Writing

Calvino’s Surprising Advice on Writing, Editing and Life

Will Buckingham –

How to stop getting weighed down.

Serendipity: Cultivating the Art of Creative Luck
Creativity Philosophy

Serendipity: Cultivating the Art of Creative Luck

Will Buckingham –

Creative luck is not just blind chance. It can be cultivated