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News, Updates, and Occasional Writing from Will Buckingham

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.

Lucy and the Rocket Dog, forthcoming in French

Lucy and the Rocket Dog, forthcoming in French

My book, Lucy and the Rocket Dog, forthcoming in French in 2022.

A Love Letter for Myanmar

A Love Letter for Myanmar

Written for my Burmese friends, on the day of the coup in Myanmar.