Amy L. Bernstein's Blog

Authors dream of bookstore signings where eager fans line up at the door and the author gets writer's cramp from signing books for hours on end. Ka-ching! goes the cash register. The store manager beams. Readers leave ha...

Do you ever second-guess your purchases?

If I can do it, so can you...

I created a new workshop last year, Manifest Your Creativity, with no idea if this out-of-the-box collection of activities and reflections would actually work in a roomful of strangers.

You know the saying, "Once you're holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Well, I've had a firm grip on that hammer for some time. In my hands, it's the topic of doubt and I'm exploring it every which way. Natur...

I wouldn't blame you for thinking that a "writer" basically does one thing, which is to write. But actually, many of us make a lot of costume changes on any given day or week--from essayist to novelist, from teacher to m...

It's book launch day!

The image of the lonely writer hunched over her keyboard (or pad of paper) can be quite misleading. Sure, there are days when you need to be alone with your imagination. But I'm basking in the glow of connecting with so ...

In my lifelong quest for perfect harmony, peace, and contentment���wait a sec���am I crazy? This is an impossible goal! The world is chaotic and ���nasty��� seems to be winning���

The little book every creative person needs now.