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How Charlotte Brontë’s Shyness Helped Make Her a Storyteller

How Charlotte Brontë’s Shyness Helped Make Her a Storyteller

Graham Watson Explores the Influence of Friendship and Community on the Author of "Jane Eyre"

By Graham Watson | August 11, 2025

Sidik Fofana on Balancing Shyness with Being in the Public Eye

Sidik Fofana on Balancing Shyness with Being in the Public Eye

“I am a contradiction. I am a performer and a monk.”

By Sidik Fofana | August 17, 2022

What Anne Sexton Taught Me About... Self-Promotion

What Anne Sexton Taught Me About... Self-Promotion

Joy Lanzendorfer on Balancing Social Anxiety and the Need for Writerly Networking

By Joy Lanzendorfer | June 18, 2019

Maggie Shipstead on Being Alone (But Not Lonely) in Paris

Maggie Shipstead on Being Alone (But Not Lonely) in Paris

"A Sense of Purpose Distinguished My Solitude from Loneliness"

By Maggie Shipstead | July 3, 2017

From Mowing Eudora Welty's Lawn to Eating Ribs with Jim Harrison

From Mowing Eudora Welty's Lawn to Eating Ribs with Jim Harrison

Rick Bass on a Lifetime of Writerly Shyness

By Rick Bass | March 31, 2016

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