- Hardcover: 236 pages
- Publisher: Jeremy P Tarcher (31 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0874779375
- ISBN-13: 978-0874779370
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 393,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Argues that conventional writing methods actually stifle creativity, presenting illustrative stories and the author's personal writing techniques that are designed to unlock one's creative powers.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Cameron has devised a great book with very useful exercises for those of us who want to write again. I was very surprised to find that the chapters really do open the reader up to these unexpected lessons. I recommend this to anyone who wants to return to the writer's mindset and remember what it's like to have a child-like mentality about this craft.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read magazines and journals on the writing life but never anything quite like this. This was an amazing find I simply happened on after listening to Julia speak on PBS. The book was so informative, so stress reducing. If you aren't a writer reading this books makes you want to do just that. If you are a writer, I could see where many of the chapters would greatly assist one to ride the ebb and flow that goes with coming up with the good story.
There is something in this little book for anyone willing to take pen to page. She is some great creativity tips. None of her ideas get in the way of anyone deciding what or how to write. The book is more of a prompt, a lubricant. I am reading the elements without focusing on the exercises at the end but I am glad they are there. This feels like a two read book. One to set the mood, get the process going and when ready, I'll tackle those little chapter endings.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
to by-pass the angst and just write, for its own sake. Invaluable ways to bring out, listen and use the richness of life, its wonders, its horrors, and myself, my aspirations, my terrors and put them on the page. The core point (for me) of the book: writing is not a big deal, it's something that's fun, or more, to do. Julia's voice is so clear, so straight, so fluid. Well worth reading as a guide to living, for the value it places on making a commitment to anything that you truely care about and standing up for it. Wonderfully affirming of the writing life.
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What a comfort!
GIST: A writer speaks on writing. STYLE: Anecdotal, a warm and sensitive approach. SKIMMING QUOTIENT: High, because chapter-headings are theme-oriented. But why skim? Read more
Published on 3 July 1999
Beautiful book production - poor content
The book is a fine production - classy cover - quality paper - lovely print. Unfortunately the content is pretentious, self-indulgent twaddle.
Published on 14 May 1999
A gem of a book
What a fabulous book! Inspiring and beautifully written. As a former Journalist who has gotten away from writing, this book has me back on the writing path again. Read more
Published on 4 April 1999
Wonderful, Insightful, Peaceful
For writers and would be writers, this is a wonderful book. Julia teaches you to be kind with yourself and patient. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 1999
Where was Julia Cameron when I was in Composition?
Thank God for Julia Cameron's book that frees us from all of the should's and should not's that we learned from composition class. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 1999
Personal Insights With A Hook
I bought this book a few days ago, and sailed through 100 pages the first day. I have yet to finish it, but I recommend it highly. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 1999
Essential for all writers and those who wish they were.
"The Right to Write" is an essential tool for all writers, even, or perhaps especially, for those who do not yet realize they are writers. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 1998
Essential for all writers and those who wish they were.
"The Right to Write" is an essential tool for all writers, even, or perhaps especially, for those who do not yet realize they are writers. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 1998
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