The Artist's Way Starter Kit

Excellent...very useful.have to read like a guide

A very good print and the packaging is great

The lines in the Journal was too close together therefore it was difficult to write in the Journal. According to the author, we should write free flowing and it was difficult to write as the lines in the journal were too close together

Always loved the book . The journal with it is a treat

As described

This book, aimed to low-self esteemed creators, offers an evangelical-quacker perspective on semi-creative fake journeys. This “author” names unverified “success” cases that only work as a marketing tool for the gullible. The internalized homophobia is on every chapter. Horrible. If you want something like this for free just go google a mormon pastor and you’ll be receiving the exact same information. What an expensive joke this is. Returned.

So my initial review got rejected, I think I got too overly personal and definitely too obscene. Though I wish I could edit the one I submitted, because there is no way I want to type all of that again. But maybe less is more anyways. After having it recommended time and again over the years to me, after I had it recommended by three friends I knew in completely different capacities I figured the universe was may trying to tell me something. I didn't take it very seriously for the first couple of weeks until something popped up in the spontaneous writing bit about an issue I thought I'd resolved decades ago. I went back to the beginning, took it as seriously as a graduate class or a big project at work, and worked, and it was a work I enjoyed, and with a pay-off just for me. I learned things about myself, my emotional reactions, where they came from, why they were broken, and also how to fix them, and maybe honed my craft, too, as just a natural outflowing of this, and I usually hate the term, but self-awareness. I am a true believer. This book changed my life in the biggest way imaginable, coming to grips with what a heart-of-my-heart's suicide had left in it's wake, how it was still messing up every single relationship of mine decades after the fact, and also a road-map of how to fix the problem, or rather, how to let it be fixed. I hope this review makes the grade, I could not recommend this book highly enough, and whether looking for some healing, looking to improve your craft as an artist and finding healing anyways (because who doesn't need healing?). And for fellow non-deists, I'd recommend disregarding the negative reviews based solely upon references to God in the book. Like with 12-step groups, a higher power can be absolutely anything (a) outside of yourself, and (b) bigger than yourself. Just pick something, anything, substitute that thing in where-ever the term "God" is used, problem solved. For me "Loving beyond my fear", that ideal, that's my high power. We all have one, it's just a matter of figuring out, or even more simply, just choosing one and rolling with it e.g. the universe, nature, the sky, the earth, the laws of physics, love, whatever, y'know? This isn't rocket surgery for people in recovery, but I guess there could be some better explanation of this in the book itself, but that is a speck in the ointment for how much this has to gift to any artist out there.

Awesome purchase!!! Priceless

I am grateful to have found this book. I am in week 9 of the 12 week course of this self development book for anyone creative. It has helped me through the last lockdown and my creative ideas and thoughts have expanded each week beyond my expectations. I have found my focus, my motivation and my creative energy to enjoy my textile art again. No longer do I CRAVE others to give me the positive feedback I needed. It has been challenging to do and I do not follow Julia’s religious beliefs so do not be put off by her use of them. So I am so pleased that I have successfully worked through and around all my barriers and still been true to my own belief. Good luck and enjoy your own journey.