Review
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"THE ARTIST'S WAY by Julia Cameron is not exclusively
about writing--it is about discovering and developing the artist
within whether a painter, poet, screenwriter or musician--but it
is a "lot" about writing. If you have always wanted to pursue a
creative dream, have always wanted to play and create with words
or paints, this book will gently get you started and help you
learn all kinds of paying-attention techniques; and that, after
all, is what being an artist is all about. It's about learning to
pay attention."
--Anne Lamott, Mademoiselle
"The premise of the book is that creativity and spirituality are
the same thing, they come from the same place. And we were
created to use this life to express our individuality, and that
over the course of a lifetime that gets beaten out of us. [THE
ARTIST'S WAY] helped me put aside my fear and not worry about
whether the record would be commercial."
--Grammy award-winning singer Kathy Mattea
"Julia Cameron brings creativity and spirituality together with
the same kind of step-by-step wisdom that Edgar Cayce encouraged.
The result is spiritual creativity as a consistent and nourishing
part of daily life."
--Venture Inward
"I never knew I was a visual artist until I read Julia Cameron's
THE ARTIST'S WAY."
--Jannene Behl in Artist's Magazine
"Julia Cameron's landmark book THE ARTIST'S WAY helped me figure
out who I really was as an adult, not so much as an artist but as
a person. And award-winning journalist and poet, Cameron's genius
is that she doesn't tell readers what they should do to achieve
or who they should be--instead she creates a for readers to
start exploring these questions themselves."
--Michael F. Melcher, Law Practice magazine
"This is not a self-help book in the normative sense. It is
simply a powerful book that can challenge one to move into an
entirely different state of personal expression and growth."
--Nick Maddox, Deland Beacon
"THE ARTIST'S WAY (with its companion volume THE ARTIST'S WAY
MORNING PAGES JOURNAL) becomes a friend over time, not just a
journal. Like a journal, it provokes spontaneous ins and
solutions; beyond journaling, it establishes a process that is
interactive and dynamic."
--Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D., San Diego Union-Tribune
"If you really want to supercharge your writing, I recommend
that you get a copy of Julia Cameron's book THE ARTIST'S WAY. I'm
not a big fan of self-help books, but this book has changed my
life for the better and restored my previously lagging
creativity."
--Jeffrey Bairstow, Laser Focus World
"Working with the principle that creative expression is the
natural direction of life, Cameron developed a three month
program to recover creativity. THE ARTIST'S WAY shows how to tap
into the higher power that connects human creativity and the
creative energies of the universe."
--Mike Gossie, Scottsdale Tribune
"THE ARTIST'S WAY is the seminal book on the subject of
creativity and an invaluable guide to living the artistic life.
Still as vital today--or perhaps even more so--than it was when
it was first published in 1992, it is a provocative and inspiring
work. Updated and expanded, it reframes THE ARTIST'S WAY for a
new century."
--Branches of Light
"THE ARTIST'S WAY has sold over 3 million copies since its
publication in 1992. Cameron still teaches it because there is
sustained demand for its thoughtful, spiritual approach to
unblocking and nurturing creativity. It is, dare we say,
timeless."
--Nancy Colasurdo, FOXBusiness
Praise for VEIN OF GOLD, the second volume in the ARTIST'S WAY
trilogy
"For those seeking the wellspring of creativity, this book, like
its predecessor, is a solid gold diving rod."
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
THE ARTIST S WAY by Julia Cameron is not exclusively about
writing it is about discovering and developing the artist within
whether a painter, poet, screenwriter or musician but it is a
"lot" about writing. If you have always wanted to pursue a
creative dream, have always wanted to play and create with words
or paints, this book will gently get you started and help you
learn all kinds of paying-attention techniques; and that, after
all, is what being an artist is all about. It s about learning to
pay attention.
--Anne Lamott, Mademoiselle
The premise of the book is that creativity and spirituality are
the same thing, they come from the same place. And we were
created to use this life to express our individuality, and that
over the course of a lifetime that gets beaten out of us. [THE
ARTIST S WAY] helped me put aside my fear and not worry about
whether the record would be commercial.
--Grammy award-winning singer Kathy Mattea
Julia Cameron brings creativity and spirituality together with
the same kind of step-by-step wisdom that Edgar Cayce encouraged.
The result is spiritual creativity as a consistent and nourishing
part of daily life.
--Venture Inward
I never knew I was a visual artist until I read Julia Cameron s
THE ARTIST S WAY.
--Jannene Behl in Artist s Magazine
Julia Cameron s landmark book THE ARTIST S WAY helped me figure
out who I really was as an adult, not so much as an artist but as
a person. And award-winning journalist and poet, Cameron s genius
is that she doesn t tell readers what they should do to achieve
or who they should be instead she creates a for readers to
start exploring these questions themselves.
--Michael F. Melcher, Law Practice magazine
This is not a self-help book in the normative sense. It is
simply a powerful book that can challenge one to move into an
entirely different state of personal expression and growth.
--Nick Maddox, Deland Beacon
THE ARTIST S WAY (with its companion volume THE ARTIST S WAY
MORNING PAGES JOURNAL) becomes a friend over time, not just a
journal. Like a journal, it provokes spontaneous ins and
solutions; beyond journaling, it establishes a process that is
interactive and dynamic.
--Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D., San Diego Union-Tribune
If you really want to supercharge your writing, I recommend that
you get a copy of Julia Cameron s book THE ARTIST S WAY. I m not
a big fan of self-help books, but this book has changed my life
for the better and restored my previously lagging creativity.
--Jeffrey Bairstow, Laser Focus World
Working with the principle that creative expression is the
natural direction of life, Cameron developed a three month
program to recover creativity. THE ARTIST S WAY shows how to tap
into the higher power that connects human creativity and the
creative energies of the universe.
--Mike Gossie, Scottsdale Tribune
THE ARTIST S WAY is the seminal book on the subject of
creativity and an invaluable guide to living the artistic life.
Still as vital today or perhaps even more so than it was when it
was first published in 1992, it is a provocative and inspiring
work. Updated and expanded, it reframes THE ARTIST S WAY for a
new century.
--Branches of Light
THE ARTIST S WAY has sold over 3 million copies since its
publication in 1992. Cameron still teaches it because there is
sustained demand for its thoughtful, spiritual approach to
unblocking and nurturing creativity. It is, dare we say,
timeless.
--Nancy Colasurdo, FOXBusiness
Praise for VEIN OF GOLD, the second volume in the ARTIST S WAY
trilogy
For those seeking the wellspring of creativity, this book, like
its predecessor, is a solid gold diving rod.
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"
This book has been around for a long time, and I hope it sticks
around forever. It guides the reader through a fascinating (and
fun) 12-week-long program of exercises and explorations that help
loosen up one s artistic self. It takes you on a journey that
will cost you nothing (aside from the guidebook) and it brings
much in, gently helping you see what is holding you back,
and showing you how to move forward. Three times in the last
decade I've committed to doing The Artist's Way's program, and
each time I've learned something important and surprising about
myself and my work. Just to show how influential it's been to me
the first time I did the program, I had decided by end of it that
I wanted to 1) travel to Italy and learn Italian, 2) Go to an
Ashram in India, and 3) Return to Indonesia to study with the old
medicine man I'd once met there. We all know what THAT decision
led to. . . Without The Artist's Way, there would have been no
Eat, Pray, Love.
Elizabeth Gilbert
THE ARTIST S WAY by Julia Cameron is not exclusively about
writing it is about discovering and developing the artist within
whether a painter, poet, screenwriter or musician but it is a lot
about writing. If you have always wanted to pursue a creative
dream, have always wanted to play and create with words or
paints, this book will gently get you started and help you learn
all kinds of paying-attention techniques; and that, after all, is
what being an artist is all about. It s about learning to pay
attention.
--Anne Lamott, Mademoiselle
The premise of the book is that creativity and spirituality are
the same thing, they come from the same place. And we were
created to use this life to express our individuality, and that
over the course of a lifetime that gets beaten out of us. [THE
ARTIST S WAY] helped me put aside my fear and not worry about
whether the record would be commercial.
--Grammy award-winning singer Kathy Mattea
Julia Cameron brings creativity and spirituality together with
the same kind of step-by-step wisdom that Edgar Cayce encouraged.
The result is spiritual creativity as a consistent and nourishing
part of daily life.
--Venture Inward
I never knew I was a visual artist until I read Julia Cameron s
THE ARTIST S WAY.
--Jannene Behl in Artist s Magazine
Julia Cameron s landmark book THE ARTIST S WAY helped me figure
out who I really was as an adult, not so much as an artist but as
a person. And award-winning journalist and poet, Cameron s genius
is that she doesn t tell readers what they should do to achieve
or who they should be instead she creates a for readers to
start exploring these questions themselves.
--Michael F. Melcher, Law Practice magazine
This is not a self-help book in the normative sense. It is
simply a powerful book that can challenge one to move into an
entirely different state of personal expression and growth.
--Nick Maddox, Deland Beacon
THE ARTIST S WAY (with its companion volume THE ARTIST S WAY
MORNING PAGES JOURNAL) becomes a friend over time, not just a
journal. Like a journal, it provokes spontaneous ins and
solutions; beyond journaling, it establishes a process that is
interactive and dynamic.
--Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D., San Diego Union-Tribune
If you really want to supercharge your writing, I recommend that
you get a copy of Julia Cameron s book THE ARTIST S WAY. I m not
a big fan of self-help books, but this book has changed my life
for the better and restored my previously lagging creativity.
--Jeffrey Bairstow, Laser Focus World
Working with the principle that creative expression is the
natural direction of life, Cameron developed a three month
program to recover creativity. THE ARTIST S WAY shows how to tap
into the higher power that connects human creativity and the
creative energies of the universe.
--Mike Gossie, Scottsdale Tribune
THE ARTIST S WAY is the seminal book on the subject of
creativity and an invaluable guide to living the artistic life.
Still as vital today or perhaps even more so than it was when it
was first published in 1992, it is a provocative and inspiring
work. Updated and expanded, it reframes THE ARTIST S WAY for a
new century.
--Branches of Light
THE ARTIST S WAY has sold over 3 million copies since its
publication in 1992. Cameron still teaches it because there is
sustained demand for its thoughtful, spiritual approach to
unblocking and nurturing creativity. It is, dare we say,
timeless.
--Nancy Colasurdo, FOXBusiness
Praise for VEIN OF GOLD, the second volume in the ARTIST S WAY
trilogy
For those seeking the wellspring of creativity, this book, like
its predecessor, is a solid gold diving rod.
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"
"This book has been around for a long time, and I hope it sticks
around forever. It guides the reader through a fascinating (and
fun) 12-week-long program of exercises and explorations that help
loosen up one's artistic self. It takes you on a journey that
will cost you nothing (aside from the guidebook) and it brings
much in, gently helping you see what is holding you back,
and showing you how to move forward. Three times in the last
decade I've committed to doing The Artist's Way's program, and
each time I've learned something important and surprising about
myself and my work. Just to show how influential it's been to
me--the first time I did the program, I had decided by end of it
that I wanted to 1) travel to Italy and learn Italian, 2) Go to
an Ashram in India, and 3) Return to Indonesia to study with the
old medicine man I'd once met there. We all know what THAT
decision led to. . . Without The Artist's Way, there would have
been no Eat, Pray, Love."
--Elizabeth Gilbert
"THE ARTIST'S WAY by Julia Cameron is not exclusively about
writing--it is about discovering and developing the artist within
whether a painter, poet, screenwriter or musician--but it is a
lot about writing. If you have always wanted to pursue a creative
dream, have always wanted to play and create with words or
paints, this book will gently get you started and help you learn
all kinds of paying-attention techniques; and that, after all, is
what being an artist is all about. It's about learning to pay
attention."
--Anne Lamott, Mademoiselle
"The premise of the book is that creativity and spirituality are
the same thing, they come from the same place. And we were
created to use this life to express our individuality, and that
over the course of a lifetime that gets beaten out of us. [THE
ARTIST'S WAY] helped me put aside my fear and not worry about
whether the record would be commercial."
--Grammy award-winning singer Kathy Mattea
"Julia Cameron brings creativity and spirituality together with
the same kind of step-by-step wisdom that Edgar Cayce encouraged.
The result is spiritual creativity as a consistent and nourishing
part of daily life."
--Venture Inward
"I never knew I was a visual artist until I read Julia Cameron's
THE ARTIST'S WAY."
--Jannene Behl in Artist's Magazine
"Julia Cameron's landmark book THE ARTIST'S WAY helped me figure
out who I really was as an adult, not so much as an artist but as
a person. And award-winning journalist and poet, Cameron's genius
is that she doesn't tell readers what they should do to achieve
or who they should be--instead she creates a for readers to
start exploring these questions themselves."
--Michael F. Melcher, Law Practice magazine
"This is not a self-help book in the normative sense. It is
simply a powerful book that can challenge one to move into an
entirely different state of personal expression and growth."
--Nick Maddox, Deland Beacon
"THE ARTIST'S WAY (with its companion volume THE ARTIST'S WAY
MORNING PAGES JOURNAL) becomes a friend over time, not just a
journal. Like a journal, it provokes spontaneous ins and
solutions; beyond journaling, it establishes a process that is
interactive and dynamic."
--Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D., San Diego Union-Tribune
"If you really want to supercharge your writing, I recommend
that you get a copy of Julia Cameron's book THE ARTIST'S WAY. I'm
not a big fan of self-help books, but this book has changed my
life for the better and restored my previously lagging
creativity."
--Jeffrey Bairstow, Laser Focus World
"Working with the principle that creative expression is the
natural direction of life, Cameron developed a three month
program to recover creativity. THE ARTIST'S WAY shows how to tap
into the higher power that connects human creativity and the
creative energies of the universe."
--Mike Gossie, Scottsdale Tribune
"THE ARTIST'S WAY is the seminal book on the subject of
creativity and an invaluable guide to living the artistic life.
Still as vital today--or perhaps even more so--than it was when
it was first published in 1992, it is a provocative and inspiring
work. Updated and expanded, it reframes THE ARTIST'S WAY for a
new century."
--Branches of Light
"THE ARTIST'S WAY has sold over 3 million copies since its
publication in 1992. Cameron still teaches it because there is
sustained demand for its thoughtful, spiritual approach to
unblocking and nurturing creativity. It is, dare we say,
timeless."
--Nancy Colasurdo, FOXBusiness
Praise for VEIN OF GOLD, the second volume in the ARTIST'S WAY
trilogy
"For those seeking the wellspring of creativity, this book, like
its predecessor, is a solid gold diving rod."
--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
About the Author
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Julia Cameron is the author of fifteen books, fiction
and non fiction, many plays and movies. She lives in the high
desert of New Mexico where she busies herself with movies,
musicals, poetry, horses and dogs. She has taught extensively for
two decades from London to Los Angeles, from Esalen to the New
York Times. Her work on Creativity features the bestselling books
The Artist's Way, The Vein of Gold, The Right to Write,
Transitions, Blessings and Heartsteps.
