how Lucy Rose wrote her bestselling debut novel

a long conversation with the Sunday Bestselling author about The Lamb: craft, folktales, hunger, and the making of a modern literary horror

Dec 4, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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November 2025

a surrealist guide to creativity

the myth of the muse; does routine kill creativity?

Nov 25, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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ambitious without a cause

you're not you when you're hungry. on striving, validation, and longing.

Nov 21, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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how to read like a writer

on transforming reading into an act of creation rather than consumption

Nov 5, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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October 2025

you love your potential too much

how you can actually get started on that novel

Oct 27, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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does life make narrative sense?

on meaning-making, personal lore, the "for the plot" mentality, & performance

Oct 21, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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September 2025

instagram is unchic

on how instagram steals our time, stunts our personal growth, and turns us into unwilling consumers. & it's not even that interesting!

Sep 27, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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your sadness is not a virtue

on how to build a girl

Sep 21, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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beach computer

media studies, corporate creativity, & emerging fashion trends * a curated media roundup for your week ahead

Sep 13, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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is life happening elsewhere?

on provincialism, Edith Wharton, Modernism, & the centre of the world

Sep 6, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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just because you can't do everything doesn't mean you shouldn't do anything

reflections on how to make the most out of your passions & stop thinking about that damn fig tree

Sep 4, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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August 2025

more obscure books I want to read

part two of my list of niche book finds

Aug 26, 2025 • giulia spadoni riva

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