Right To Write - Softcover

Julia Cameron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178180981X ISBN 13: 9781781809815

Publisher: Hay House UK Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

''We should write because it is human nature to write'' Julia Cameron

For those jumping into the writing life for the first time and for those already living it, the art of writing will never be the same after reading this book. Provocative, thoughtful and exciting, The Right to Write will draw you back again and again as you seek to liberate and cultivate the writer residing within you.

This isn''t a book of rules, which can stifle creativity - it''s a book about using writing to bring clarity and passion to the act of living. The secret is in breaking loose from the grip of your established thought process to unleash the wave of creativity which is striving to express itself.

With the techniques and illustrative stories in The Right to Write, you''ll learn how to make writing a natural and intensely personal part of your life. You''ll also discover the details of Cameron''s own writing processes, the ones she uses to create her poetry, plays, essays, novels and bestselling books, including the world famous
The Artist''s Way.

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Review

Writing, for Julia Cameron, is neither solely vocation nor avocation: it is a way of life. It comes first thing in the morning, while the horses are waiting to be fed; it happens at the kitchen counter, while the onions are sautéing; it takes place on "dates" at café tables shared with likeminded friends; it unfurls in the mind as the '65 pickup "bucks over the rutted dirt roads like a stiff-legged bronco." The more than 40 brief personal essays that make up The Right to Write are an unyielding affirmation of the writing life and a denigration of all that gets in the way: busy schedules, procrastination, insecurity, lack of writing space, a day job--you get the point. Cameron's commonsense advice is liberating to anyone who has felt hampered by making a big deal out of writing (this "tends to make writing difficult. Keeping writing casual tends to keep it possible"), by not having the time to write ("Get aggressive. Steal time"), or the like. If you find a spirit that compares writing to revelation, prayer, and Zen pursuits, that might just attribute misguided communication to Mercury retrograde simpatico, then you will find much to embrace here. And you will never, never again dream of waiting for that commitment-free sabbatical in the south of France to get your writing project under way. --Jane Steinberg

About the Author

Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way, is an active artist who teaches internationally. A poet, playwright, fiction writer, and essayist, she has extensive credits in film, television, and theater.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hay House UK Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178180981X
• ISBN 13: 9781781809815
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304