Susan K. Perry's Blog: Creating in Flow, page 9

Novelists Handle Big Topics (and Grab Readers) with Finesse

Secrets fill the pages of suspenseful novels, while in real life, secrets cause real damage.

7 Surprising Insights About How Genius Happens

Genius—the ability to make leaps of innovation—isn't a product only of nature or nurture. Living in a place and time that encourages the flourishing of genius helps too.

3 New Books That Get Psychology Right

Books are best when they do more than one thing well. The ones reviewed here show that their authors understand human nature and can handle plot and setting with aplomb.

Creativity Translates Perfectly with the Right Subtitles

If you're seeking something new in the way of couch time, stimulate your brain by streaming a panorama of unfamiliar European mysteries, dramas, and more.

Why You Need a No-Fault Relationship

We want to be loved unreservedly, and we figure our mates should forgive our trivial imperfections. Yet we don't always give back that same unconditional affection.

Choose a No-Fault Marriage for Lasting Compatibility

We want to be loved unreservedly, and we figure our mates should forgive our trivial imperfections. Yet we don't always give back that same unconditional affection.

What If Your Mom Wore a Bone in Her Nose?

When an anthropologist goes native and marries a woman from the Amazonian Rainforest, their son's story of growing up makes for fascinating reading.

5 Fresh Ways to Meet the Challenge of Creativity

Experts take a fresh look at the research to focus on how the right degree of mental control and abstraction can optimize creativity, for individuals and teams.

Tickle Your Sense of Nostalgia

When you see images from books you read as a child, or read to your own kids when they were small, you may experience a particular kind of nostalgia. Here's a beautiful book for grown-ups that can do that for you...

Dear Diary: Want To Hear a Secret?

Dear Diary Day (Sept. 22) ought to be every day, especially for writers. Get the habit of making notes in a journal, whether for your future self, or to enrich your next writing project. All you need is an open mind and a seductive notebook at hand.