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News, Updates, and Occasional Writing from Will Buckingham

Creativity on the Academic Margins: Podcast

Creativity on the Academic Margins: Podcast

A podcast interview about writing, creativity and the challenges of teaching in multilingual environments, with Dr Tim Hannigan.

New Book Chapter: A Rude People Subjected to No Restraint

New Book Chapter: A Rude People Subjected to No Restraint

A new book chapter, in Travel Writing in An Age of Global Quarantine edited by Gary Fisher and David Robinson.

The Zhouyi – a Tool for Invention

The Zhouyi – a Tool for Invention

A copy of my talk from the third Zhouyi summit forum in Wuxi, China (with Chinese translation).

Spring, Like Us, Grows Old

Spring, Like Us, Grows Old

A Poem about ageing and loss, written by one of China’s greatest women poets, Li Qingzhao

The Art of Waiting: Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November

The Art of Waiting: Tove Jansson’s Moominvalley in November

A masterpiece of children’s literature about grief, friendship, human difference, and the art of waiting.

The Secret of Creativity Is Not Suffering, It Is Pleasure

The Secret of Creativity Is Not Suffering, It Is Pleasure

Three rules for the creative life: avoid suffering, embrace difficulty, seek out pleasure

On Bread and Fiction

On Bread and Fiction

Writing fiction is like making bread. You need to know when to knead it, and when to just let it rise.

The Solitude of Books

The Solitude of Books

In a world obsessed with conversation, physical books bring us solitude and freedom.

Amateurism, Professionalism and the Art of Creativity

Amateurism, Professionalism and the Art of Creativity

If you want to create, you need to be professional. But you also need to be an amateur.