Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
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Summary
A 6-Week Artist’s Way Program
Julia Cameron has been teaching the world about creativity since her seminal book， The Artist’s Way， first broke open the conversation around art。
Now， in Write for Life， she turns to one of the subjects closest to her heart: the art and practice of writing。
Over the course of six weeks， Cameron carefully guides readers step by step through the creative process。 This latest guide in the Artist’s Way Series:
- Introduces a new tool and expands on powerful tried and true methods。
- Gently guides readers through many common creative issues — from procrastinating and getting started， to dealing with doubt， deadlines， and “crazymakers。”
- Will help you reach your goals， whether your project is a novel， poetry， screenplay， standup， or songwriting。
With the learned experience of a lifetime of writing， Cameron gives readers practical tools to start， pursue， and finish their writing project。 Write for Life is an essential read for writers who have completed The Artist’s Way and are looking to continue their creative journey or new writers who are just putting pen to paper。
Julia Cameron has been teaching the world about creativity since her seminal book， The Artist’s Way， first broke open the conversation around art。
Now， in Write for Life， she turns to one of the subjects closest to her heart: the art and practice of writing。
Over the course of six weeks， Cameron carefully guides readers step by step through the creative process。 This latest guide in the Artist’s Way Series:
- Introduces a new tool and expands on powerful tried and true methods。
- Gently guides readers through many common creative issues — from procrastinating and getting started， to dealing with doubt， deadlines， and “crazymakers。”
- Will help you reach your goals， whether your project is a novel， poetry， screenplay， standup， or songwriting。
With the learned experience of a lifetime of writing， Cameron gives readers practical tools to start， pursue， and finish their writing project。 Write for Life is an essential read for writers who have completed The Artist’s Way and are looking to continue their creative journey or new writers who are just putting pen to paper。
Reviews
AnnieM
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I have been trying to start writing a book on working life for many years and have never been able to figure out how to get started。 I realized that this is the guide and invitation I needed to get me started and to stick with it。 This book is for all writers and is essentially a six week program to help us initiate writing， stick with it and complete it！ But what is unique and special about this book is that it is not the typical linear prescriptive guide of following a series of steps。 It is a I have been trying to start writing a book on working life for many years and have never been able to figure out how to get started。 I realized that this is the guide and invitation I needed to get me started and to stick with it。 This book is for all writers and is essentially a six week program to help us initiate writing， stick with it and complete it！ But what is unique and special about this book is that it is not the typical linear prescriptive guide of following a series of steps。 It is a more organic journey loaded with her wisdom and experience naming the barriers that get in our way and tips on how to overcome these。 One of the barriers is the "inner critic" which I realized has been a major barrier to my ability to get started because it tells me "why would anyone care about what you are writing about？ or you are not a writer。" Cameron's approach for dealing with her inner critic "Nigel" - （I love that she names him）， gave me incredible hope and ideas on how to break through this barrier。 One of the techniques she suggests is doing Morning Pages everyday -- just write first thing。 She calls it "Spiritual Chiropractic" - moving us into alignment with our own dreams， hopes and goals。 And I don't want to mislead you to think there is no structure here - -at the end of each chapter is a great summary of tasks and check-ins with yourself。 The other book I read by her "The Artist's Way" says "Give yourself permission to be a Beginner" -- I am using this as my guide as I begin writing。 I highly recommend this book to all writers。 Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martin's Press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Tik Boss
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Good book
Sascha
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There are a lot of books out there that tell you they will help you write your novel in six weeks or a month or whatever， and， if you’re like me， you might swallow them up like peanut M&Ms。 Write for Life by Julia Camerson is， and is not， one of those books。 While she does offer a course including tasks and a check-in at the end of each chapter， Write for Life is more about offering the mental tools in order to write your novel rather than how to structure your outline or define your hero’s jour There are a lot of books out there that tell you they will help you write your novel in six weeks or a month or whatever， and， if you’re like me， you might swallow them up like peanut M&Ms。 Write for Life by Julia Camerson is， and is not， one of those books。 While she does offer a course including tasks and a check-in at the end of each chapter， Write for Life is more about offering the mental tools in order to write your novel rather than how to structure your outline or define your hero’s journey。Carrying over from The Artist’s Way is the idea of writing Morning Pages， three longhand written pages each morning in stream-of-consciousness。 Having done this myself years ago， I do find it works to get the creative juices flowing and advocate it for any writer。 Likewise， in the first suggestion she also mentions an Artist’s Date， in which a person goes off to do something on their own to stimulate creativity。From there she discusses roadblocks that hinder a writer from getting words down on the page。 The biggie that kept popping up and had meaning for me was perfectionism。 While I always bemoan lacking discipline， she suggests that the key is not discipline but perfectionism。 I don’t know。 Plausible？ Definitely。 And， definitely worth investigating。Amidst all of the topics and some really wonderful writerly quotes are the ubiquitous friend stories added for color， or perhaps example。 I may be alone in this， and that’s why reviews are just personal opinions， but I could have done with less of these colorful anecdotes。 I guess I’m just more of: give-me-the-facts-Jack-ilk。Regardless， there is a lot of thoughtful material contained within Write for Life that makes me excited to give the course a try and， actually， just to get started writing。 Morning pages start tomorrow。I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Denise Wilbanks | This Is My Everybody
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BOOK REVIEW: Write for Life by Julia Cameron2023 Publication Date: January 10⭐️⭐️⭐️️T。I。M。E。 Most Anticipated Books Of 2023Pages: 208 Genre: Nonfiction Sub-Genre: CreativityPublisher: St。 Martin's Press | St。 Martin's EssentialsPUBLISHER BOOK SYNOPSIS:A 6-Week Artist’s Way Program。。。Julia Cameron has been teaching the world about creativity since her book， The Artist’s Way， first broke open the conversation around art。Now， in Write for Life， she turns to one of the subjects closest to her heart BOOK REVIEW: Write for Life by Julia Cameron2023 Publication Date: January 10⭐️⭐️⭐️️T。I。M。E。 Most Anticipated Books Of 2023Pages: 208 Genre: Nonfiction Sub-Genre: CreativityPublisher: St。 Martin's Press | St。 Martin's EssentialsPUBLISHER BOOK SYNOPSIS:A 6-Week Artist’s Way Program。。。Julia Cameron has been teaching the world about creativity since her book， The Artist’s Way， first broke open the conversation around art。Now， in Write for Life， she turns to one of the subjects closest to her heart: the art and practice of writing。Over the course of six weeks， Cameron carefully guides readers step by step through the creative process。This latest guide in the Artist’s Way Series:• Introduces a new tool and expands on powerful tried and true methods。• Gently guides readers through many common creative issues ― from procrastinating and getting started， to dealing with doubt， deadlines， and “crazymakers。”• Will help you reach your goals， whether your project is a novel， poetry， screenplay， standup， or songwriting。With the learned experience of a lifetime of writing， Cameron gives readers practical tools to start， pursue， and finish their writing project。Write for Life is for writers who have completed The Artist’s Way and are looking to continue their creative journey or new writers who are just putting pen to paper。--------------------All my book reviews can be seen at This Is My Everybody | Simple Living | Denise Wilbanks at thisismyeverybody。com/blog/what-book-。。。 ♡ Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC。 I voluntarily chose to review it and the opinions contained within are my own。// COME ON OVER & SAY HELLO！。。。 Website: https://thisismyeverybody。comYouTube: https://www。youtube。com/c/ThisIsMyEve。。。Pinterest: https://www。pinterest。com/thisismyeve。。。 Instagram: https://www。instagram。com/thisismyeve。。。 Facebook: https://www。facebook。com/thisismyever。。。 Twitter: https://twitter。com/t_everybody And let's be friends here on Goodreads too！。。。 ✨😎✨ 。。。more
Belinda （Belle） Witzenhausen
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I eceived a complimentary ARC copy of Write for Life ~Creative Tools for Every Writer （A 6-Week Artist's Way Program） by Julia Cameron from Net Galley and St。 Martin's Press in order to read and give an honest review。。。。Inspiring and optimistic to writers or creatives at any stage， Write for Life is a nudge to honor your creative self by flexing your creative muscles daily。。。Over three decades ago Julia Cameron first published "The Artists Way，” and I must admit I still find her books a source o I eceived a complimentary ARC copy of Write for Life ~Creative Tools for Every Writer （A 6-Week Artist's Way Program） by Julia Cameron from Net Galley and St。 Martin's Press in order to read and give an honest review。。。。Inspiring and optimistic to writers or creatives at any stage， Write for Life is a nudge to honor your creative self by flexing your creative muscles daily。。。Over three decades ago Julia Cameron first published "The Artists Way，” and I must admit I still find her books a source of inspiration。 I was introduced to the author's work in my late twenties when on a mission to get back that creative passion I once had。 Over the decades， my copy has been read and re-read leaving it with dog-eared pages and a rickety spine， but I still turn to it when I find myself drifting from my creative self。 Like her many other books since， Write for Life is an updated and perhaps more writing focused book。 The author Julia Cameron， now in her seventies， is still a productive， and prolific writer with over fifty years of writing under her belt and has had an incredibly successful career by using the tools she introduced us to in the Artist's Way。There is nothing earth shatteringly new in Write for Life but there is a little more wisdom and thought in this book。 She has carved out a long-lasting and successful career and as many of us find， with age we learn to weed out what works and what does not， often tweaking our processes until they fit for us and whatever changes our lives bring。 Her focus here is more inspirational， she has practiced what she preaches and her discipline in inspiring and it confirms that you need to show up for your creative self every day。 This book， although it might feel repetitive to some， I think acts as a gentle reminder when sometimes we forget that like anything worth having in life our creativity needs our attention and dedication。Inspiring and optimistic to writers or creatives at any stage， Write for Life is a nudge to honor your creative self by flexing your creative muscles daily。 In a slump it came at a perfect time for me to re-establish this practice as it has worked for me in the past but this book acted as a reminder。 If you are trying to reignite your spark this is the book I would highly recommend。 。。。more
Michelle Smith
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I really found great value in this book。 The tools I’ve learned within these pages are ones I’ll actually use （I’ve already started with some） and I’ve absolutely been writing more。 Ms。 Cameron， to paraphrase Chef Gusteau （from Ratatouille） believes anyone can write， and her program is both encouraging and supportive。 There is so much here - all of it helpful and useful。 Highly recommended （as are her previous works）。eARC kindly provided by St。 Martin’s Essentials and NetGalley。 Opinions shared I really found great value in this book。 The tools I’ve learned within these pages are ones I’ll actually use （I’ve already started with some） and I’ve absolutely been writing more。 Ms。 Cameron， to paraphrase Chef Gusteau （from Ratatouille） believes anyone can write， and her program is both encouraging and supportive。 There is so much here - all of it helpful and useful。 Highly recommended （as are her previous works）。eARC kindly provided by St。 Martin’s Essentials and NetGalley。 Opinions shared are my own。 。。。more
Yaya Arai
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This book， as the subtitle suggests， is creative tools not only for every writer but artist for any discipline。 I am a visual artist and I have read Artist's Way published in 1992 which was largely popular amongst creative types。 It gives practical suggestions to get your juice flowing。 Now the author is seventy three year old and keep on producing， over fifty years of writing， and still practicing what she mentioned in Artist's Way。 What she writes here is nothing new - in fact， if you are in s This book， as the subtitle suggests， is creative tools not only for every writer but artist for any discipline。 I am a visual artist and I have read Artist's Way published in 1992 which was largely popular amongst creative types。 It gives practical suggestions to get your juice flowing。 Now the author is seventy three year old and keep on producing， over fifty years of writing， and still practicing what she mentioned in Artist's Way。 What she writes here is nothing new - in fact， if you are in search of a groundbreaking new mechanics， it won't be here。 However， constant creations are made out disciplining yourself consistently even when you don't feel like it， she argues。 I have heard all this before， and yet sometimes I forget - so， no， there is nothing new， but we too need to be reminded to put in some work， any work， when faced with a blank canvas。 For that reminder， it was useful。 It was also very approachable and easy to read/listen。 I happen to have advance copies of both audiobook （narration is easy to listen to） and physical copy （not sure if the finished copy would be this format， but ARC has extra margins for quickly taking notes）。 I would say this book follows Law of Attraction， so if you are against this idea in general， you might find this book irritatingly optimistic。 I would recommend this book to other creative types who needs reminder to create daily。 I personally can use any help I can get， so I appreciated to have an opportunity to review this book。 If you have Artist's Way already， you can just re-read that too。 Or if you read that book and want more of that， here it is！ I would give this book 3。5 stars， rounded up to 4 stars。ARC copies were provided courtesy of Macmillan Audio， St。 Martin's Press， NetGalley， and GoodReads。 Opinions stated here are my own。 Thank you so much！ 。。。more
Tyler
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The first thing that stuck out to me about this book is that it’s very wordy and sometimes repetitive—unnecessarily so， I thought。 But then I thought about it more， and I think Julia did it very intentionally。 Much of what she says really deserves to be heard and perhaps we don’t really hear it the first time or we don’t allow it to get past our inner critic。 I’m not a writer， although I want to be。 I suppose I am a writer who has yet to begin。 Julia has given me the courage to start， and I real The first thing that stuck out to me about this book is that it’s very wordy and sometimes repetitive—unnecessarily so， I thought。 But then I thought about it more， and I think Julia did it very intentionally。 Much of what she says really deserves to be heard and perhaps we don’t really hear it the first time or we don’t allow it to get past our inner critic。 I’m not a writer， although I want to be。 I suppose I am a writer who has yet to begin。 Julia has given me the courage to start， and I realize the importance of simply starting， not knowing where I’m ultimately going to end and being okay with that。I do feel this book is mainly geared towards those who write full time。 Obviously， anyone can apply these techniques， but it will take intense dedication from someone with a day job that is not writing for themselves。 I suppose the main takeaway is simply that it takes hard work and perseverance to get it done， regardless of your background， your abilities， your attitude or your time allowance。 This book provides very specific steps for starting， continuing and finally finishing， for the story never truly ends。Thank you NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Publishing Group for the ARC！ 。。。more
Julie Charbonnier
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A life changing book！ This book has re-energized my love of writing with simple and practical advice on how to write again。 I love the writing style， like an old friend is talking to you。 The habits to form are very practical and achievable- writing in small chunks （about 3 pages in the morning）， taking walks and having outings to replenish your creativity。 This book is easy to read and clearly explains the benefit of writing to the reader。 I highly recommend it to anyone who has wanted to write A life changing book！ This book has re-energized my love of writing with simple and practical advice on how to write again。 I love the writing style， like an old friend is talking to you。 The habits to form are very practical and achievable- writing in small chunks （about 3 pages in the morning）， taking walks and having outings to replenish your creativity。 This book is easy to read and clearly explains the benefit of writing to the reader。 I highly recommend it to anyone who has wanted to write for a long time。 。。。more
Kelly Pramberger
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Julia's latest book for people that want to write is simply amazing。 It's easy to understand and her steps are outlined by a week at a time。 Mixed with her own stories this was fascinating and a bit more meaningful to me then the other book she wrote that I read recently - The Artist's Way。 If you desire to get into a habit of writing daily this will guide you！ Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy for the purpose of this review。 Julia's latest book for people that want to write is simply amazing。 It's easy to understand and her steps are outlined by a week at a time。 Mixed with her own stories this was fascinating and a bit more meaningful to me then the other book she wrote that I read recently - The Artist's Way。 If you desire to get into a habit of writing daily this will guide you！ Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy for the purpose of this review。 。。。more
Meghan Regina Ginelli
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Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer （A Six-Week Artist’s Way Program）By Julia CameronSt Martin’s EssentialsPublication date: 1/10/23Write for Life is a 6 week program for anyone who is working on a writing project。 It is a toolkit of sorts， offering tips， tools， and essays。Julia Cameron wrote The Artist’s Way in 1992， and it was groundbreaking。 I first read it when I was 18， and it opened up doors within myself I didn’t know were there。 I still do Morning Pages （3 pages handwritten s Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer （A Six-Week Artist’s Way Program）By Julia CameronSt Martin’s EssentialsPublication date: 1/10/23Write for Life is a 6 week program for anyone who is working on a writing project。 It is a toolkit of sorts， offering tips， tools， and essays。Julia Cameron wrote The Artist’s Way in 1992， and it was groundbreaking。 I first read it when I was 18， and it opened up doors within myself I didn’t know were there。 I still do Morning Pages （3 pages handwritten stream-of-consciousness every morning。） Julia Cameron teaches “creative unblocking。” Her framework consists of Morning Pages， walks， and Artist Dates。 Write for Life includes essays on procrastination， rejection， faith， hope， the inner critic， and connection， among others。Cameron says “writing leads to writing” and that “It matters less what you write than THAT you write。” The great thing is anyone can be a writer！ It isn’t just for the elite few。This book came at just the right time for me， and reignited my interest in writing， reminding me to recommit to myself。Thanks to NetGalley， St。 Martin’s Press and Julia Cameron for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Leslie McKee
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3。5 starsI've read other books by Cameron， so I was excited about this one。 The author shares her experience and what she's learned over the years。 This is a good book for writers of various stages in their career。 Each section ends with reflection items。 The book's tone makes it feel like you're chatting with a friend。 Real issues are covered in this encouraging book， and the author covers drafts， edits， rewrites， and up to knowing that you're finally finished。 If you are questioning whether yo 3。5 starsI've read other books by Cameron， so I was excited about this one。 The author shares her experience and what she's learned over the years。 This is a good book for writers of various stages in their career。 Each section ends with reflection items。 The book's tone makes it feel like you're chatting with a friend。 Real issues are covered in this encouraging book， and the author covers drafts， edits， rewrites， and up to knowing that you're finally finished。 If you are questioning whether you should write， or continue writing， this could be just the inspiration you need to proceed。Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy， but I wasn't required to leave a positive review。 。。。more
Vanessa Westermann
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Julia Cameron’s latest book， Write for Life， is a 6-week program that provides writers with tricks and tools to complete their writing project， from ways to beat procrastination to advice on revision。“When your writing is freed of the need to be perfect， it is often astonishing how close to perfect it becomes。”Too often， Cameron says， we sit down to write and reject our initial idea， trying to find a better way to say it， when the first idea is often the best one。 Our first thought leads to a se Julia Cameron’s latest book， Write for Life， is a 6-week program that provides writers with tricks and tools to complete their writing project， from ways to beat procrastination to advice on revision。“When your writing is freed of the need to be perfect， it is often astonishing how close to perfect it becomes。”Too often， Cameron says， we sit down to write and reject our initial idea， trying to find a better way to say it， when the first idea is often the best one。 Our first thought leads to a second; our second thought leads to the third。 Pause at the first and you stop the play of ideas from unfolding。 I enjoy editing and often have to remind myself that the first draft is not the time for revision。 My goal is to take Cameron’s advice and try to trust my first thoughts more。Write for Life is an encouraging companion for writers completing a first draft and would be especially useful for those tackling NaNoWriMo。I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review， but full disclosure: I enjoyed Write for Life so much that I’ve pre-ordered a copy to add to my collection。Read the full review on my blog！ https://www。vanessa-westermann。info/r。。。 。。。more
Christine Abraham
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Write For Life: Creative Tools For Every Writer by Julia Cameron is an essential book for writers。 In this six-week method， writers discover coaching and assistance for their art。 Write for Life is an invitation to begin， stick with， and finish your project。 Weekly themes are organized by chapters: WEEK ONE: Priming the Pump WEEK TWO: Begin Where You Are WEEK THREE: Trust Your Process WEEK FOUR: Resist Your Resistance WEEK FIVE: Dismantle Your Perfectionist WEEK SIX: Celebrate Your AchievementAf Write For Life: Creative Tools For Every Writer by Julia Cameron is an essential book for writers。 In this six-week method， writers discover coaching and assistance for their art。 Write for Life is an invitation to begin， stick with， and finish your project。 Weekly themes are organized by chapters: WEEK ONE: Priming the Pump WEEK TWO: Begin Where You Are WEEK THREE: Trust Your Process WEEK FOUR: Resist Your Resistance WEEK FIVE: Dismantle Your Perfectionist WEEK SIX: Celebrate Your AchievementAfter four decades， artist Julia Cameron continues to write three morning pages。 She encourages her readers to push beyond their writers block and discover true creativity。 She describes her morning pages as a “telegram to the universe。” Since she first started the practice of writing three morning pages， Ms。 Cameron has published more than forty books。 Her method of unleashing creativity works！ What I liked most about this book is the structure of building routines and overcoming roadblocks to writing。 I found the author’s expertise and understanding helpful for my journey。 “Too often， when we sit down to write， we reject our initial idea。 We rack our brains for something better。 But long experience has shown me that my first idea is often my best idea。 Writing， after all， is not meant to be torture。” -Julia Cameron， Write For Life I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and also purchased a copy for my home library。 。。。more
Bejaka Phoenix
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While the majority of this book has stories from Cameron's own life as a writer， she shares some useful tidbits to help other writers who may have a block。 Intended to be a "six-week program"， she encourages readers to first start each day with writing “Morning Pages” which are just whatever your thoughts come up with， without trying to fit a specific prompt。 This exercise is intended to get the creative juices flowing， and helps to develop a writing routine that is easy to abide by。 Her suggest While the majority of this book has stories from Cameron's own life as a writer， she shares some useful tidbits to help other writers who may have a block。 Intended to be a "six-week program"， she encourages readers to first start each day with writing “Morning Pages” which are just whatever your thoughts come up with， without trying to fit a specific prompt。 This exercise is intended to get the creative juices flowing， and helps to develop a writing routine that is easy to abide by。 Her suggestions typically try to get the reader to forego modern technology and embrace traditional methods （ink and paper）。 However， if you are like me， it may be more so a hindrance to eliminate the use of a laptop。 To me， one of the most useful items in this book are the relatable and inspirational quotes from famous writers/poets throughout history that she has sprinkled throughout each chapter。 Overall， if you need some inspiration， I would recommend this book for a quick skim。 *I received this e-book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Maryam M
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I really enjoyed "Write for Life" by Julia Cameron， but I did have a few criticisms。 To start， the book offers great advice for writers， such as writing morning pages， having multiple places to write， writing by hand， going on walks， and taking yourself out on dates。 I've personally found morning pages to be incredibly helpful in my own writing journey， and I appreciated the encouragement to try new techniques。However， I did feel that some of the advice was geared more towards established writer I really enjoyed "Write for Life" by Julia Cameron， but I did have a few criticisms。 To start， the book offers great advice for writers， such as writing morning pages， having multiple places to write， writing by hand， going on walks， and taking yourself out on dates。 I've personally found morning pages to be incredibly helpful in my own writing journey， and I appreciated the encouragement to try new techniques。However， I did feel that some of the advice was geared more towards established writers or those trying to make their way in the writing world。 As someone who is just finding my way back to writing and whose work is mostly personal at the moment， I didn't always feel like the book was speaking directly to me。Additionally， I found the book to be a little repetitive at times， with concepts being repeated unnecessarily。 I also would have preferred a physical format of the book， as I like to be able to refer back to specific concepts， questions， and instructions as I work through a guide。 Overall， I would give "Write for Life" 3。5 out of 5 stars。 Despite my criticisms， the book was still helpful in giving me the courage to share my writing more publicly and try new techniques。 I am also hoping to pick up "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron。 。。。more
Angela
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A must-read book for any writer or really， any artist。 Julia Cameron has a way of shining light on the simple and necessary tools needed to truly succeed in your endeavors and to inspire you to create。 This is wonderful for anyone just getting started， burned out and needing a lift， or writers who can easily write at whim but needs an extra tool for their writing arsenal。 Again， it's really motivational for any type of artist。 Thank you， Julia Cameron， for writing this book。 A must-read book for any writer or really， any artist。 Julia Cameron has a way of shining light on the simple and necessary tools needed to truly succeed in your endeavors and to inspire you to create。 This is wonderful for anyone just getting started， burned out and needing a lift， or writers who can easily write at whim but needs an extra tool for their writing arsenal。 Again， it's really motivational for any type of artist。 Thank you， Julia Cameron， for writing this book。 。。。more
Saloni Porwal
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I haven't read any of Julia Cameron's works， but I am definitely intrigued by her writing。。 This book is a compilation of her best writing tips with great testimonials from her long career。 She gives writers in progress some sound， solid ways on completing their manuscript， starting with 'Morning Pages'。 I loved that this was such a short book， with a few chapters， and doable tasks to follow up on our writing journey。 Bonus points for mentions of her adorable dog Lily！Thanks to NetGalley and St I haven't read any of Julia Cameron's works， but I am definitely intrigued by her writing。。 This book is a compilation of her best writing tips with great testimonials from her long career。 She gives writers in progress some sound， solid ways on completing their manuscript， starting with 'Morning Pages'。 I loved that this was such a short book， with a few chapters， and doable tasks to follow up on our writing journey。 Bonus points for mentions of her adorable dog Lily！Thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the early listening copy in return of my honest opinion。 。。。more
Erin Branscom
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Julia Cameron is the fairy godmother for all of us writers。 I just love her work and she always makes me so motivated。
Ronel Sidney
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This is a culmination of all of Julia Cameron’s previous works which by the way I LOVED。 Yes， this is more of a how to do the work but if you are a fan of her work then this will all be information you have already read and enjoyed。
Cynthia
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Julia Cameron hits it out of the park again。 Her book The Artist’s Way helped me truly become the writer I always wanted to be， along with so many other writers and creative people。 Through daily “Morning Pages，” Artist Dates， and a new work ethic of sitting down to write daily， I eventually published several books and came to understand myself as an artist。But we all need reminders， reinforcement， and more in-depth understanding of the practices we hold dear。 This new book by Julia Cameron does Julia Cameron hits it out of the park again。 Her book The Artist’s Way helped me truly become the writer I always wanted to be， along with so many other writers and creative people。 Through daily “Morning Pages，” Artist Dates， and a new work ethic of sitting down to write daily， I eventually published several books and came to understand myself as an artist。But we all need reminders， reinforcement， and more in-depth understanding of the practices we hold dear。 This new book by Julia Cameron does just that。 Even after years of journaling， I had let myself slip by with writing only a page or two， not the prescribed three。 After reading this book， I understood why I needed to get back to writing a full three pages each and every day。 My thinking and creativity have improved already。 If you’re a devoted adherent to Ms。 Cameron’s tried and true methods， you’ll want to read this book。 Maybe you need to read this book， to remember why you do what you do and to understand this methodology in new and better ways。 If you struggle with writing and creativity， you’ll want to read this book， too。 （And you’ll probably become a fan of Julia Cameron and want to read The Artist’s Way as soon as you can！）。 P。S。 As a Westie dog owner， I loved the parts of this book featuring Lily， Ms。 Cameron’s own Westie！ Best supporting dog in a writing book！ 。。。more
Rosemary Rey
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Write for Life is a sequel to The Artist’s Way。 The Artist’s Way was recommended to me a long time ago but never got around to reading it。 When I had the opportunity to read Write for Life， I jumped at the chance。 Although I’ve been writing for 10 years， suffering imposter syndrome and writer’s block for most of those years， I still needed this book to remind me to bring my writing and ideas back to the basics。 I was reminded of things that I should do to center my jumbled thoughts。 And while th Write for Life is a sequel to The Artist’s Way。 The Artist’s Way was recommended to me a long time ago but never got around to reading it。 When I had the opportunity to read Write for Life， I jumped at the chance。 Although I’ve been writing for 10 years， suffering imposter syndrome and writer’s block for most of those years， I still needed this book to remind me to bring my writing and ideas back to the basics。 I was reminded of things that I should do to center my jumbled thoughts。 And while there were so many recommendations， the basic tenet of this non-fiction book is to journal。 Daily journaling will help break through those blocks and writing paralysis。 Before reading this book， I had spent a year journaling all of my fears and concerns about writing。 When I stopped journaling， I became more confused by what I wanted to accomplish and how to get myself to follow through。 I need to return to journaling， and this book has given me the tools and questions I should ask myself as I write morning pages before doing anything else。 If you’re a new writer or even an expert writer， I would recommend Write for Life by Julia Cameron to support your writing goals and process。 Thank you to NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for this terrific book given in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ann Dudzinski
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I remember buying The Artist’s Way many years ago。 I started working through it but didn’t make it very far。 Possibly it was the writing prompts （I really dislike writing prompts）。 I may have stalled on Morning Pages。 Maybe I was more concerned about what color pens to use。 Who knows， it was a long time ago。 But I did keep writing consistently for years。 Until life got in the way early this year。I kept telling myself to just sit down and write。 Or rather， edit since I needed to polish up a novel I remember buying The Artist’s Way many years ago。 I started working through it but didn’t make it very far。 Possibly it was the writing prompts （I really dislike writing prompts）。 I may have stalled on Morning Pages。 Maybe I was more concerned about what color pens to use。 Who knows， it was a long time ago。 But I did keep writing consistently for years。 Until life got in the way early this year。I kept telling myself to just sit down and write。 Or rather， edit since I needed to polish up a novel before I started on anything new。 Nothing worked。 The only writing I was doing was book reviews and critiques for friend’s work。 So， when I saw NetGalley had Write For Life on offer， I jumped at the chance to read it。 Maybe， just maybe， I could get my writing routine back in gear。While I’m normally reading one or two novels at a time， I also have a non-fiction book “running in the background。” Meaning it’s one I’m actually working through， not just reading。 And I’m incredibly glad I took the six weeks to put this one through its paces。I think of this book as An Artist’s Way light。 A lot of the same instructions are in here that I remember - Morning Pages （journaling three pages of stream-of-consciousness thoughts every morning）， Artist’s Dates， etc。 But this isn’t a daunting tome。 It’s a streamlined， week-by-week guide to getting your writing groove on。 It’s obvious the author loves her craft - her low-key enthusiasm is contagious in every essay that covers tips for setting a daily page count， keeping the inner critic at bay， and finding critiquers and beta readers， among many others。 So， how did this go around work out for me？ I did the Morning Pages， reluctantly at first。 They take awhile to complete but after a bit， I started making time for them on days I had to go into the office。 I missed them on the days I didn’t wake up early enough to do them。 I didn’t find any great novel ideas in my ramblings， but they are certainly cathartic。 If I need an angsty character， I know where to go to find him or her。 Artist Dates were hit or miss and I already know I could work out problems or get ideas while walking。 However， I LOVED how she named her inner critic - that little voice that pipes up when it’s not wanted， telling you you’re no good。 I named mine Reggie。 He’s much quieter now that I can talk back directly to him。Is this book a magic pill that got my butt in chair and editing my novel every day？ Sadly， no。 But that’s on me because for whatever reason， I’m not feeling pulled to it。 However， I have thought about it a lot and I know how to redraft it。 In the meantime， I’m going to continue to enjoy doing my Morning Pages， work in some more Artist’s Dates， and see where things go from there。Definitely a great resource if you’re struggling with keeping your writing momentum going or just want some more tools in your toolbag。 And it’s a joy to read。4。25/5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐+Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press for providing the ARC ebook。 I’ve left my review honestly and voluntarily。 。。。more
Linda Lefler
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This book had lots of good advice for new writers， or writers trying to get back into a practice。 She presents a six-week plan for getting and keeping a writing habit。 The number one suggestion is "morning pages，" three handwritten pages of stream of consciousness that you do when you first get up in the morning， which the author and many other people find life-changing。 "Writing morning pages， we notify the universe of our dreams， wishes and desires。"I tried it， and didn't really give them a fu This book had lots of good advice for new writers， or writers trying to get back into a practice。 She presents a six-week plan for getting and keeping a writing habit。 The number one suggestion is "morning pages，" three handwritten pages of stream of consciousness that you do when you first get up in the morning， which the author and many other people find life-changing。 "Writing morning pages， we notify the universe of our dreams， wishes and desires。"I tried it， and didn't really give them a full chance （maybe wrote like this a dozen times but not daily。） I decided if I was going to open up the computer with my first cup of coffee， I might as well work on my darned book。 Other suggestions I found useful were:"If I didn't have to do it perfectly I'd…" list of 5。For procrastination， write all your fears and angers about the project。"What I'd really like to write about is…" To consider the contrast between originality vs authenticity - so important in a world so FULL of books already written！Obviously， Julia Cameron has a carefully developed a set of practices that will help many。 Also， it was interesting to watch her meta-write the book， constantly commenting on her progress in writing and how she felt about it， mixed in with prescriptive text and corny case studies。 I found her tone a little condescending as she repeated what a successful writer she was， often， and described her four separate writing stations in her fabulous home overlooking the mountains。 My reading on the craft of writing has tended to be of the formulaic "save the cat" type， so I benefitted from taking it up a level， thinking about how to empower creativity， and will use some of her practices， but probably not morning pages。 I encourage readers to look at a few of the reviews （which so far are very positive） and decide if they want to read it。 Thanks to #netgalley， author and publisher for the advance e-copy。 。。。more
June Price
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I've read Cameron's "The Artist's way" and loved it。 I am happy to say that I immediately fell in love with this one， too。 Cameron has a very descriptive， conversational way of writing and I found it an easy， informative read。 I also fell in love with her pen-stealing dog Lily。 My Daisy isn't a pen thief but she is also part of my daily routine。 Routine is an important element of being a writer。 Cameron describes hers early on in the "Prime the Pump" section， so to speak， and I found myself wish I've read Cameron's "The Artist's way" and loved it。 I am happy to say that I immediately fell in love with this one， too。 Cameron has a very descriptive， conversational way of writing and I found it an easy， informative read。 I also fell in love with her pen-stealing dog Lily。 My Daisy isn't a pen thief but she is also part of my daily routine。 Routine is an important element of being a writer。 Cameron describes hers early on in the "Prime the Pump" section， so to speak， and I found myself wishing my dog and I could join her on their daily walks as she detailed the colors， views， and smells， even the dust that cars might kick up along the way。 At the very least， she had me wishing I could be one of those receiving her regular notes and cards。 I imagine I could find more than a few from here in Alaska to share。 In any case， on to the book。 Since the book blurb did a wonderful job detailing the contents， I'll simply add a few thoughts as I read。 First， I liked the seeming simplicity and that Cameron seemed to be talking directly to me as she shared writing experiences and what she's learned。 There's something to be learned here whether you're tackling the next great novel or simply writing a note to friends。 Each section ends with a list of things to ask yourself at the end of each of the six weeks suggested。 I found those interesting as all too often we tend to think of the writing process being a "do this" and "do that" routine， thinking when we complete one step， we can forget about it and move on。 Sorry， doesn't work that way。 You'll note there is much repetition in the checklists， for instance。Bottom line， written in a friendly， conversational tone， this book is packed with practical information on writing and examples from both Cameron's own experiences and those of others。 I got a chuckle out of her humorous， poetic response to one critic of her book， for instance， a reminder that no one is immune to criticism。 More importantly， she takes us from getting the first words on paper through the moment a copy of the book is in your hands， giving both suggestions and support。 Cameron believes anyone can write and it shows。 Thanks #NetGalley and #StMartinsPress for reminding me of the joy or writing， not to mention simply enjoying your life and goofy dog。 My Daisy sends Lily a lick and suggests pencils are better than pens for chewing。 That's a whole other story。 。。。more
Karen
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WRITE FOR LIFE: CREATIVE TOOLS FOR EVERY WRITERBY: JULIA CAMERON3。5 Stars！Julia Cameron has said she has written over 40 items。 Whether they be poetry， screenplays， non-fiction or novels。 What I got the most out of this short book on writing， that can be quickly read， is her exercise on writing "morning pages。" From which she swears by taking an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper and writing three pages in a stream of conscious way。 Much like the way Virginia Woolf wrote。 In fact she brings up Virginia WRITE FOR LIFE: CREATIVE TOOLS FOR EVERY WRITERBY: JULIA CAMERON3。5 Stars！Julia Cameron has said she has written over 40 items。 Whether they be poetry， screenplays， non-fiction or novels。 What I got the most out of this short book on writing， that can be quickly read， is her exercise on writing "morning pages。" From which she swears by taking an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper and writing three pages in a stream of conscious way。 Much like the way Virginia Woolf wrote。 In fact she brings up Virginia Woolf。 This Author swears by these morning pages as unlocking writers block。 She describes her home in Santa Fe， New Mexico as a place outside as being a place where she writes sometimes describing the view as well as the local floral and fauna。 This is one out of four places she says that she writes from in her home。 The other three are her library at her desk。 An uncomfortable couch beside her treadmill that she will jump off from to quickly jot down ideas。 Her love seat in her living room with a coffee table with aromatic giant roses， that I'm assuming she picked from her yard。 She mentioned taking five or six mile long walks。 That is one that I can say that I found helpful， when I used to run at least that， but I do agree that long walks for the amount of miles when I do it， improves my creativity。 She mentions taking yourself out of the house and doing something enjoyable for yourself as "artist retreats，" is another device she does。 I was expecting more from this， I'm not exactly sure， but I'll see if the tools that she has incorporated into this book make me a better writer。Publication Date: January 10， 2023Thank you to Net Galley， Julia Cameron and St。 Martin's Press for generously providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review。 All opinions are my own。#WriteForLife #JuliaCameron #StMartinsPress #NetGalley 。。。more
Vicky
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Years ago， I went through “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron and it help me me a lot。 Then life interfered and I forgot about the lessons I learned。 While I could go back to the beginning， I found this book more than enough to get me back into the practices she recommended， along with some new ideas。 Plus， this book is not just for writers， but for creative person， whether it be art， music， or writing。In this six-week program， Ms。 Cameron encourages you to “prime the pump” by doing morning page Years ago， I went through “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron and it help me me a lot。 Then life interfered and I forgot about the lessons I learned。 While I could go back to the beginning， I found this book more than enough to get me back into the practices she recommended， along with some new ideas。 Plus， this book is not just for writers， but for creative person， whether it be art， music， or writing。In this six-week program， Ms。 Cameron encourages you to “prime the pump” by doing morning pages， taking a walk， setting goals， and taking artists dates。 There’s a lot more here too， but these are her basics that she builds on。 At the end of each chapter， she has a set of “check-ins” – did you do these things type of lists as well as recaps of what you should have done。 Recommendation: Highest of recommendations。 I’d have given her ten stars if I could。 And this is definitely on my “to be purchased” list （though waiting until the end of next January will be a challenge）。 I guess I could always go back to the beginning while I wait。 Disclaimer: Thanks to Netgalley and St。 Martin’s Press for providing this ARC in hopes of a review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own and were not influenced by anyone or anything。 。。。more
Crystal Montgomery
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Received an advance reader copy from St。 Martins Press。 This book lays out a 6 week program to help get your creativity flowing， I am the end of week 1。 I will update my review once I finish the program the book lays out。
Laura
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I think Julia Cameron can help me achieve anything， except weight loss。She set the bar so high with Artist's Way that it is difficult for her to top it。 That said， I have putchased many copies of all of her books。 I have gifted mny and I read and read others。This book is wonderful if you don't yet think of yourself as a writer。 She will convince you that you are and that your story is worth telling。This book is wonderful for any creative or imaginatve endeavor。But I have to say - check out her o I think Julia Cameron can help me achieve anything， except weight loss。She set the bar so high with Artist's Way that it is difficult for her to top it。 That said， I have putchased many copies of all of her books。 I have gifted mny and I read and read others。This book is wonderful if you don't yet think of yourself as a writer。 She will convince you that you are and that your story is worth telling。This book is wonderful for any creative or imaginatve endeavor。But I have to say - check out her older works as well！ Connect with others using her methods。A wonderfu and encouraging step by step process。 。。。more
Joan
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