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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I bought another one for my daughter in law, hope she can love it and use it as I do,
I keept it near my bedside, it gives lots of useful advice and helps me through bumps, ups and down of the creative life.
It is the third edition, all revised, rewritten of Artists Way,
I recomend it even more then the original I studied three years ago.
Richer experience, more personal also, and added advices too.
It is a book to read and do, not just go once through it.
I keept it near my bedside, it gives lots of useful advice and helps me through bumps, ups and down of the creative life.
It is the third edition, all revised, rewritten of Artists Way,
I recomend it even more then the original I studied three years ago.
Richer experience, more personal also, and added advices too.
It is a book to read and do, not just go once through it.
17 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you want to read the best ideas of Julia Cameron then skim through "The Artists Way". I have found the idea of using "Morning Notes" as a brain dump an excellent way of clearing my mind and of getting ideas down on paper. A lot of the other stuff is a bit dippy for my tastes though.
I started to read Finding Water hoping for some valuable ideas about perseverance and how to achieve it. I just couldn't get on with this book and got very irked by the regular references to successful friends. Nothing that I found was of use in developing my perseverance and I gave up on it.
If you really must look into this book then borrow it from a library. You will be supporting a very valuable community resource and saving yourself some money!
If you are looking for something on creativity then I recommend
The Art of Creative Thinking: How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas (John Adair Leadership Library)
I started to read Finding Water hoping for some valuable ideas about perseverance and how to achieve it. I just couldn't get on with this book and got very irked by the regular references to successful friends. Nothing that I found was of use in developing my perseverance and I gave up on it.
If you really must look into this book then borrow it from a library. You will be supporting a very valuable community resource and saving yourself some money!
If you are looking for something on creativity then I recommend
The Art of Creative Thinking: How to be Innovative and Develop Great Ideas (John Adair Leadership Library)
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86 of 87 people found the following review helpful
Loved It
9 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover
I received a copy of FINDING WATER as a gift almost two weeks ago, and already I can feel it working in my life. I've loved THE ARTIST'S WAY and have done it twice. A couple of years ago I did the sequel, WALKING IN THIS WORLD, which I actually thought was even better than the first book, and really helped me to bring my creativity into the world. Now, with the third book of the trilogy, I can say that it came into my life just when I needed it. It does use the same basic tools that the other two books use, but it deals specifically with finding the strength within to keep going forward, to keep finding inspiration, to keep growing artistically and spiritually. The writing is beautiful, the exercises are challenging (in a good way), and the result for me so far has been a sense of renewal, and of re-connecting to my creative life. I'm doing it with my original Artist's Way group -- we've traveled together for a long time now -- and all of us feel the same way about FINDING WATER: it's great.
37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing Sequel
25 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
I agree that Ms. Cameron's current book sounds more like a cry for help than words of advice. After a life-changing experience of "The Artist's Way" for me and others, the exercises provided in "Finding Water" seem more rote and mechanical than truly enlightening. While there is some artistic merit to the book, I found it to be more of a disappointment than a true creative inspirational piece. A group of friends who formed because of "The Artist's Way" have read the book as a group and have found it to be a big disappointment.
45 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Julian Cameron Perseveres
6 Feb 2007
Format:Hardcover
The third in Ms. Cameron's trilogy continues her writing legacy. I'll get my bias right out front -- I purchased dozens of "The Artist's Way" more than a decade ago, and continue to gift friends with "The Vein of Gold" and "Walking in the World." Hers are about the only books I buy in hardback because I know I'll return to them again and again. It's not just the guidance that makes her books so compelling. Her phrasing, syntax, ability to draw the reader into her environment and circumstances, makes me keep coming back for more. She is a great story teller, as well as generous with her insights.
That said, her third volume is a bit like watching a train wreck. Especially Chapter 5, as we enter the abyss with her, I began to feel some cracks in the foundation of daily pages and artist's dates. It appears that Ms. Cameron is struggling with her own advice -- "keep the drama on the page." And some of us may feel our own resolve begin to crumble. But as the book progresses, the theme of perseverance certainly proves its value.
Those of us who feel we know Ms. Cameron recognize instantly why she would be walking on mental eggshells. Not only is she not going back to Taos this summer, but she also has chosen to close out her artist's series with this third book. Readers will miss both, and in that knowledge share a small bit of the grief that Ms. Cameron must be experiencing.
That said, her third volume is a bit like watching a train wreck. Especially Chapter 5, as we enter the abyss with her, I began to feel some cracks in the foundation of daily pages and artist's dates. It appears that Ms. Cameron is struggling with her own advice -- "keep the drama on the page." And some of us may feel our own resolve begin to crumble. But as the book progresses, the theme of perseverance certainly proves its value.
Those of us who feel we know Ms. Cameron recognize instantly why she would be walking on mental eggshells. Not only is she not going back to Taos this summer, but she also has chosen to close out her artist's series with this third book. Readers will miss both, and in that knowledge share a small bit of the grief that Ms. Cameron must be experiencing.
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