I've read King's
On Writing, Lamott's
bird by bird, and Pressfield's
The War of Art, and all of them have inspired and spurred me on to greater understanding of creativity and writing. But Julia Cameron's
The Artist's Way is making much more impact on me.
Cameron's subtitle,
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, speaks to the source of all creativity. Here are some of the basic principles she shares:
- Creativity is the natural order of life.
- Creativity is God's gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God.
- The refusal to be creative is self-will and is counter to our true nature.
- It is safe to open ourselves to greater and greater creativity.
I have always understood creativity this way--God created us to be creators in his image. That's probably why
The Artist's Way is clicking for me. The book outlines a twelve-week course of discovery and I'm only in week 2, but I see more joy and productivity in my writing already. ; )
Have you read The Artist's Way? What do you think about it?
What's your favorite book for inspiring creativity?
