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  The
Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron
The ultimate guide to regaining your creativity and recovering
your inner artist.
A 12-week course which guides you step by step on a journey to your
creative centre.
Whether you long to be a painter, or have been secretly writing
short stories for years; whether you're a professional poet with
writers' block, or someone who thinks they haven't got the slightest
creative talent...this book will help you tap into a bottomless
source of energy, faith and inspiration.
Fun projects, lots of journaling, and steadfast tools such as 'morning
pages' (3 pages of longhand writing first thing in the morning,
every morning) will accompany you on your quest.
A workbook that has worked wonders for many. |
 The
Right to Write by Julia Cameron
Real writers are focused, single minded, organised and have enough
time and money to type out whole novels before breakfast and still
get the dog walked and the coffee made. Right? Wrong.
Julia Cameron shows us that writing is something that you can squeeze
into those tiny moments in between loading the washing and cleaning
the bathroom. Your inner writer can be bribed and flattered by pretty
pencils and delicious drinks at your local coffee bar. And your
inner critic can be cheated into finishing a story by promises of
only sitting down to write a paragraph.
If you dream of living the writing life, or if you're already living
it, this book will coax you into bringing writing to your life,
and life to your writing.
There's no boring 'how to' explanations, or steadfast rules. Cameron
writes with down to earth, practical wit and guides us though her
meandering thoughts, accompanied by fun tools and tasks. She invites
us to jump the waves of creative passion, just for the sheer fun
of it. |
 The
Vein of Gold by Julia Cameron
Companion book to The Artist's Way which, through a series
of tools and excercises which encourage inner play and creative
fun, stretches the imagination and provides a solid base for a healing
journey to personal creativity. |
 Succulent
Wild Woman by Sark
Grab your juicy, succulent, wild, barefoot self and dance to the
tune of Sark - whose hand written, hand painted books are a delectable
invitation to living creatively. |
 Writing
Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Grab your pen, grab your paper, grab this book...and let the
creative juices start flowing. Goldberg doesn't suggest you tackle
the page: instead you become the page. |
 Trust
the Process by Shaun McNiff
Reassuring the reader that feeling blocked is part of the essential
artistic process, McNiff gives encouragement and solid advice. A
wonderful aid to just getting down to paper/clay/stage and doing
it! |
 The
Art of Emotional Healing by Lucia Capacchione
Creativity as a way of healing old emotional wounds and hurts.
Expression without the inner critic, lots of fun, and a deeply healing
experience. We like this! |
 The
Bardic Handbook: the complete manual for the twenty-first century
bard by Kevan Manwaring
Does what it, er, says on the tin: whether you "want to
dedicate yourself to the Way of Awen or simply wish to improve your
public speaking"... |
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