Living the Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Book Review

About the Book:

In her internationally bestselling book, The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron shared with her millions of readers the three main tools needed to unlock creativity. Now, in her revolutionary new book, Living the Artist’s Way, Cameron finally reveals the vital fourth Artist’s Way tool that she relies upon daily to find creative inspiration: writing for guidance.

Over the course of six weeks, readers learn the radical new skill needed to take their creativity and their creative work to the next level: how to connect with the intuitive power within themselves and trust the answers they receive. For followers of the Artist’s Way program and newcomers alike, this exciting new guidebook will teach readers how to find greater happiness, productivity, and creative inspiration.

My Review:

I have been a fan of Cameron's for years. I always benefited from journaling and Cameron's concept of Morning Pages brought insights from that experience to a new level. Writing for personal expression and insight is one thing but doing it for guidance is at another level.

One reason I like Cameron's teaching is her belief in higher forces that can provide guidance. Her method is not restricted to a certain religious discipline but can be used by people of any faith.

As is her habit of late, Cameron lets us look into her own life and the lives of others as to how writing for guidance plays out. She also gives exercises such as questions to ask to set off the writing experience. She stimulates us to write about concerns we have, decisions we need to make, areas where we need more information, and more.

Cameron has given us many tools over the years: Morning Pages, Artist's Dates, Walks, and now Writing for Guidance. I, like many others, have found great benefit in following these practices and recommend her latest book to continue the writing experiences. Try it out by writing on “I wish I could...”

My rating: 4/5 stars.

About the Author:

Hailed by the New York Times as “The Queen of Change,” JULIA CAMERON is credited with starting a movement in 1992 that has brought creativity into the mainstream conversation—in the arts, in business, and in everyday life. She is the best-selling author of more than forty books, fiction and nonfiction; a poet, songwriter, filmmaker and playwright. Commonly referred to as “The Godmother” or “High Priestess” of creativity, her tools are based in practice, not theory, and she considers herself “the floor sample of her own toolkit.” The Artist’s Way has been translated into forty languages and sold over five million copies to date. Photo: Robert Stivers.

St. Martin's Essentials, 224 pages.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)