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The Creative Life

True Tales of Inspiration; Finding Your True North
by Julia Cameron
The Creative Life: True Tales of Inspiration; Finding Your True North. Tarcher: Penguin. Sept. 2010. c.256p. ISBN 9781585428243. $23.95. SELF-HELP
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Writing in short, easily digestible chapters, Cameron (The Sound of Paper: Starting from Scratch) encourages readers to weave their inner creativity into their everyday lives. She demonstrates, through diary-like vignettes, how the most everyday activity—e.g., walking dogs—can be seen as an artistic pursuit. The beauty of this book is that Cameron details the ordinariness of it all. One does not live on a roller-coaster ride of creative excitement. Yet one can still live the artistic life and offer good things to the world. Cameron's guide would be of particular help to new artists or those who fear they don't have the "magic" art requires.
Reviewed by Deborah Bigelow , Sep 15, 2010
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