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The Secret Life of Bees author Sue Monk Kidd has a new book of spiritual writing advice

Writing Creativity and Soul offers a "map for anyone who has ever felt lost as a writer," its synopsis promises

"Writing has been such a joyous, humbling, gratifying, terrifying, maddening and profoundly meaningful way to spend my life," the author tells PEOPLE. "I wanted to pass on what I’d learned, hoping it would offer inspiration and guidance"

Sue Monk Kidd wants to inspire the next generation of writers — as well as longtime creatives who need a little boost.

"I once heard Maya Angelou speak to an audience of writers, during which she said, 'It only takes three things to be a writer. You have to have something to say, the ability to say it, and the courage to say it at all.' C

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