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Title: The Sound of Paper: Starting from Scratch by Julia Cameron ISBN: 1-58542-288-6 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 15 January, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Refreshing, Invigorating: Julia Cameron Keeps Improving!
Comment: I am a big fan of Julia Cameron's. My copy of "The Artist's Way" is tattered and written in so much I would probably do well to get another copy.
It has been life changing for me -- and yet her tone tends to annoy me in this earlier work of hers.
In comes "Walking in this World" -- much calmer writing with same approach -- a 12 week writing/life discovery course.
Many people I knew had challenges with staying the course over the entire 12 weeks which brings us to this new book which does not have a week-by-week approach, instead it reminds me more of a Natalie Goldberg approach: short, easy to digest chapters followed by an application step or a "try this" where the reader gets to DO SOMETHING from the lessons of the chapter.
I remember when I was younger I used to go to James Taylor concerts every summer. I always knew I would get a quality show and as I aged along with JT, it just got better.
Same thing is true here: Julia Cameron is more human, more true, more approachable and more - dare I say it - loveable? than she has been in the past.
It is difficult to express what a treasure this book is to me already, even in the week or so I have owned it.
I know I will go back to it repeatedly and it will become probably even more worn and jaded than The Artist's Way. I have already been recommending it to every Julia Cameron fan I know and I would like to run and hug and kiss my friend who recommended it to me!
What I love is that for people who could not see themselves committing to 12 weeks of work can easily commit to choosing a chapter (one of my friends just opens the book and reads wherever it opens!) and spending three minutes with the chapter itself and then, when inspired, do the additional work Cameron offers.
I can't say it enough. You'll just have to buy this book and see for yourself.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another winner from Cameron!
Comment: I've been a fan of Julia Cameron since The Artist's Way, and this book makes a welcome addition to the series. Here Cameron focuses on getting past creative blocks: what to do when you feel empty inside. Or, as she writes, "the making of art when we feel we have no art in us."
After you've read Cameron, the narrative sections serve as gentle reminders. The bottom line is always the same: No matter how you feel, get to your workshop and start working! Don't worry about who will respond to your efforts -- just do the work.
Cameron is no gentle New Age dreamer. She tolerates no excuses. There's always something you can do, she says; you can find ten minutes to clean the kitchen each day.
And to get moving, she urges a commitment to continuity and structure. Structure might include the famous Morning Pages. They might include your own routine or ritual. But at the heart of creativity, she implies, is determination and discipline. Behind nearly all overnight successes you will find years of hard work and discouragement.
Cameron's exercises will keep anyone busy and productive. As she herself says, each reader makes unique choices when identifying the most helpful exercises. Some are fairly straightforward, even ordinary ("20 wishes") and some surprising and insightful ("write about yourself in the third person").
I must admit I sometimes find myself counter-arguing. Thinking of five situations that unexpectedly worked out well doesn't help me trust the present: I welcome luck but don't encourage anyone to count on it!
And I am confused by Cameron's example of exploring positive aspects of a negative situation. When someone criticizes your play, you can make some changes that lead to a better work. All too true -- but some negative situations don't "fix" that easily.
I read this book along with Judith Sills's new book, The Comfort Trap. These authors came from very different backgrounds but their guidance seems remarkably similar. Both urge a nearly identical program of discipline and commitment to structure and both authors write intelligently, from experience. Same message -- very different packaging!
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Title: Supplies: A Troubleshooting Guide for Creative Difficulties by Julia Cameron ISBN: 1585422126 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 10 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity by Julia Cameron ISBN: 1585421839 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 26 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Writing Alone and With Others by Pat Schneider, Peter Elbow ISBN: 019516573X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron ISBN: 1585421464 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 28 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Unstuck: A Supportive and Practical Guide to Working Through Writer's Block by Jane Anne Staw ISBN: 0312301200 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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