"The Artist's Way"
Karen and/or Steve
Yettagain
I loved it - It gave me the freedom to write shitty first drafts and not feel
the need to have only pearls drop from my mouth or my pen. I have never been
able to make it through the whole 12 weeks though. I pull it out when I feel
myself slipping into that void where I'm just not writing and it works like a
jumpstart. I have a freind who is STILL writing the morning pages and its been,
maybe 2 years! But she writes songs, and songs, and songs. I never got the hang
of the morning pages myself - but the exercises were great - a good source and
general lube job for the brain. - Check out Bird by Bird also by Anne Lamott -
she's the bestest - has a column on shift.com. Bird by Bird is my all time
favorite writers book - it lets you really see it should be about the process
and not so much about the outcome if you're looking for the joy in the writing.
Yetta
yett...@aol.com
Bob Hodder
<ste...@visgen.com> wrote:
>Anyone else ever come across a book called "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. It's a 12-week self-help course that helps artists get over being blocked. I just started working through it two weeks ago, and I have to say, I love it. It helped me to get over that fearful period between drafting the outline and sitting down to actually create complete sentences. You know? What if it doesn't come out the way I want it to?
>
>Well, the exercises I've been doing have me at the point where I can sincerely say, So what? I'll edit later. As long as I'm writing something.
>
>I recommend it. Anyone else?
>
>Karen.
A powerful powerful book. I read it about 4 years ago. During the next
year I gave up the security of a routine job, started a new
relationship, and moved clear across the country, writing 3 pages
nearly every morning since. I don't even reread them anymore. Just
fill up a note book and toss it in a trunk, buy a new one. But they
still clear the junk out daily and free up the creative kid in me.
Like Cameron says, it's not just for writers or artists, it's a way of
living creatively.Get it at the library or buy it. It's a great book.
Bob
Richard Gerace
A backhanded approach to writing you might find interesting is to go through
Betty Edwards 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.' You learn to really
see things, which feeds into writing.
jsumm...@earthlink.net
my favorite lines from the book is:
"Remember that it is far harder and more
painful to be a blocked artist than it is
to do the work." (p. 55)
(The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron)
-Madeline
made...@earthlink.net
Yettagain wrote:
>
> "Karen" <ste...@visgen.com> wrote:
>
> >Anyone else ever come across a book called "The Artist's Way" by Julia
> >Cameron. It's a 12-week self-help course that helps artists get over
> >being blocked. I just started working through it two weeks ago, and I
> >have to say, I love it. It helped me to get over that fearful period
> >between drafting the outline and sitting down to actually create
> >complete sentences. You know? What if it doesn't come out the way I >want it
> to?
>
> >Well, the exercises I've been doing have me at the point where I can
> >sincerely say, So what? I'll edit later. As long as I'm writing something.
>
> >I recommend it. Anyone else?
>
Bob Hodder
Richard,
I had to reply again. The Artist's Way and now Drawing on the Right
Side of the brain. Two of "my" three best books on my list . The
other is Dorothea Brande's "On Becoming A Writer."
One thing about all three is they require action, (ie: writing) as
opposed to just thinking about writing.
Bob
hipisols
of the exercises. I also like "Right Side" (see other reply).
I have another book that really helps me get moving - it is called "What If?
Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers" by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter.
There are very good exercises in this book. AMANDA
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whether I want to or not. There are also bleed-throughs -- you get insights
on other areas and ways you tend to block yourself. DEFINITELY highly
recommended!
Karen and/or Steve wrote in message <6p7sjl$ib6$1...@wolf.interlynx.net>...
Anyone else ever come across a book called "The Artist's Way" by Julia
Cameron. It's a 12-week self-help course that helps artists get over being
blocked. I just started working through it two weeks ago, and I have to say,
I love it. It helped me to get over that fearful period between drafting the
outline and sitting down to actually create complete sentences. You know?
What if it doesn't come out the way I want it to?
Well, the exercises I've been doing have me at the point where I can
sincerely say, So what? I'll edit later. As long as I'm writing something.
I recommend it. Anyone else?
Karen.
R. Dexter Van Zile
becomes very negative and confused. When I take the time to do the morning
pages, even it it's late at night, my life quickly becomes more manageable.
The morning pages are my first line of defense against confusion.
Another book: Writing Down the Bones.
Karen and/or Steve <ste...@visgen.com> wrote in article
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Anyone else ever come across a book called "The Artist's Way" by Julia
Cameron. It's a 12-week self-help course that helps artists get over being
blocked. I just started working through it two weeks ago, and I have to
say, I love it. It helped me to get over that fearful period between
drafting the outline and sitting down to actually create complete
sentences. You know? What if it doesn't come out the way I want it to?
Well, the exercises I've been doing have me at the point where I can
sincerely say, So what? I'll edit later. As long as I'm writing something.
I recommend it. Anyone else?
Karen.
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Nina Jones
> Definitely good stuff. Morning pages are a trip.
>
> A backhanded approach to writing you might find interesting is to go through
> Betty Edwards 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.' You learn to really
> see things, which feeds into writing.
Does it work if both sides of your brain are atrophied?
Nina Riggs Jones
Richard Gerace
matter.
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