The Right To Write

Rating:
Summary: I'll have to replace the tapes soon!
Review: "Abridged? What will they take out?" I wondered. Then the tapes arrived. The answer: the tools at the end of each chapter. Initially, I was disappointed.

However, this editing decision makes total sense. The essays really shine on their own merit, even more so when read by Julia. I've played them over and over again: in the car while commuting to my first graduate class in eleven years, at home to bookend my day-- anywhere I can.

For those who are looking for more specific books on the writer's craft-- they're out there. Cameron tells you at the very beginning of the book/audiotape that this book is something different.

It's inspired me to revisit the Artist's Way routines of Morning Pages and Artist Dates. They make more sense this time around, somehow; the descriptions seem more specific, pared down to the necessary. And they're already making a difference in my dual lives as writer and musician.

I can't recommend this book enough, nor the tapes. Julia: thank you, again. I'm back on track.

Rating:
Summary: I'll have to replace the tapes soon!
Review: "Abridged? What will they take out?" I wondered. Then the tapes arrived. The answer: the tools at the end of each chapter. Initially, I was disappointed.

However, this editing decision makes total sense. The essays really shine on their own merit, even more so when read by Julia. I've played them over and over again: in the car while commuting to my first graduate class in eleven years, at home to bookend my day-- anywhere I can.

For those who are looking for more specific books on the writer's craft-- they're out there. Cameron tells you at the very beginning of the book/audiotape that this book is something different.

It's inspired me to revisit the Artist's Way routines of Morning Pages and Artist Dates. They make more sense this time around, somehow; the descriptions seem more specific, pared down to the necessary. And they're already making a difference in my dual lives as writer and musician.

I can't recommend this book enough, nor the tapes. Julia: thank you, again. I'm back on track.