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How will you prepare...?
Does the end of prosperity start at home?
A striving family. A collapsing economy. A tragic death. In Tent City, everyone must confront demons in the struggle to survive.
"...as thought-provoking as it is heart-wrenching..."
–A.D. Nauman, Down the Steep
Fiction shapes stories that reveal truths
Tent City: First Draft of History?
For centuries, novelists from Zola to Sinclair have engaged with current events through a fictional lens. TENT CITY continues that tradition, exploring the devastating effects of economic decline on a family and their town.
Inspiration, Encouragement & Direction for Creative People
When the doubt monster comes calling, dip into this book.
For everyone who worries if they're good enough to pursue ambitious goals and swing for the fences, this gentle volume of short, lyrical essays offers assurance that while we cannot banish doubt, we can make peace with it--and progress too.
Everybody's Talking About the Doubt Monster!
Welcome to the Conversation!
LISTEN TO THE PODCASTS (A SAMPLE)
- The Point with Mindy Todd, NPR Member Station
- WYPR Midday with Tom Hall, NPR Member Station
- #AmWriting with KJ Dell'Antonia
- Imposter Syndrome Files with Kim Meninger
- The Selfish Gift with Maggie Langrick
- Chasing Happiness with Ryan Dement
- Late Boomers
- Author's Voice with KAJ
- Creativity Found with Claire Waite Brown
SELECTED COVERAGE & ESSAYS
- Is AI Ramping Up Our Doubts About Everything?
- A doubt monster primer with celebrated author Lisa Tener
- A Baltimore Banner profile by columnist Leslie Gray Streeter
- Doubt Has Ruled My Life.
- A Doubting Mindset Holds Women Back
MY WEEKLY REFLECTIONS
ACCOLADES FOR DOUBT MONSTER
Readers Rave about WRANGLING THE DOUBT MONSTER
Accessible & Reassuring
Accessible & Reassuring
Accessible & Reassuring
“This accessible and reassuring book offers much-needed and actionable strategies and techniques for those experiencing a block at any point in their creative endeavors ... Many of the concepts can be applied more generally to other facets of life as well.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Inspirational
Accessible & Reassuring
Accessible & Reassuring
“Artists of all stripes dance with doubt—should we? are we? why do we?—and this gentle, inspirational guide is your friend in the studio, to turn to for a moment of reassurance and renewal. Keep it handy, dip in as you need, and scribble in your own doubt-dispelling passages...”
—Allison K Williams, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book
A Wise Gift
Accessible & Reassuring
A Wise Gift
“I loved Amy Bernstein’s Wrangling the Doubt Monster so much, I had to buy five more copies to give as gifts! The wisdom in this lovely book applies to artists and creators of any kind who come face to face with doubt."
—Mary O'Donohue,
Oprah Show Veteran, Media Coach and #1 Bestselling Author
Mindset Expertise
5 Ways to Overcome Doubt and Build Self-Confidence
We all have doubts. And sometimes, they overwhelm our capacity to make timely decisions and plans. I'm sharing five strategies to cope with doubt and keep your future on track.
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