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Does the end of prosperity start at home?
A striving family. A collapsing economy. A tragic death. In Tent City, everyone must confront their demons in the struggle to survive.
Tent City is a contemporary dystopian family saga that places ordinary citizens in extraordinary circumstances, precipitated by dire economic disruption.
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.
Other Books by Amy L. Bernstein
A dystopian mystery-thriller. Finalist for the Petrichor Prize.
“Bernstein sets us in a post-pandemic time just the barest bit beyond our own, on the way to a dystopia that feels too frightening and too familiar. A thoughtful, complex, well-executed novel--not a who-done-it? but a much scarier what-in-the-hell-is-happening?”
--Robert Kanigel, Hearing Homer’s Song and The Man Who Knew Infinity
An offbeat paranormal romance. Silver medalist, BookFest.
"A swashbuckling adventure with fantasy, love, and, at its heart, a search for peace and truth. Absorbing and fascinating."
--Leonie Mack, Italy Ever After
A genre-crossing fantasy for grownups.
"Ell is incredibly real and her mermaid song will stay in your heart. Exquisitely portrayed. Rawly human."
-- Theresa L. Ford, Maz, Origin
A soulful YA story for young teens. Winner, Maryland Writers Assn. YA Fiction Award.
“This story is not just another teen angst but a story of redemption, forgiveness and self-actualization. It’s mouth-dropping plot element are sure to keep the reader wondering the next move.”
– Daneace Jeffery, Author/High School Educator
Take the DOUBT DECODER Quiz!
How much doubt is in your life? Take this revealing quiz and find out!