The Right to Write
Have you seen Julia Cameron's The Right to Write: And Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life? You probably know her from The Artist's Way, a hands-on book about creativity that has a cult following. Friends swear by it.
At the risk of sacrilege, I couldn't get into The Artist's Way. Maybe it's more a reflection of where I was when I read it, than a reflection on Cameron. But I'm loving The Right to Write. Cameron's writing has energy behind it. You feel like you're reading this organic thing running on pure oxygen. I love reading her. She gave me the urge to sit at the keyboard.
Have you seen Julia Cameron's The Right to Write: And Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life? You probably know her from The Artist's Way, a hands-on book about creativity that has a cult following. Friends swear by it.
At the risk of sacrilege, I couldn't get into The Artist's Way. Maybe it's more a reflection of where I was when I read it, than a reflection on Cameron. But I'm loving The Right to Write. Cameron's writing has energy behind it. You feel like you're reading this organic thing running on pure oxygen. I love reading her. She gave me the urge to sit at the keyboard.
posted by ChanGrrrl at
11:32 AM
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Hi Rosey
I like most of Julia Cameron but I like Natalie Goldberg better. I find Cameron's reliance on God or the Spirit a bit off putting. Thanks for the Morrel link too- I like her list on how to write a memoir- would stop most people from writing pure drivel!
Glad to hear you're writing still- btw Ursula Le Guin is another writer with three kids!
Cheers Hoa
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