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Julia Cameron has had
a remarkable career—and one which has in turn given remarkable
help to others. Herself an award-winning poet, playwright, and
filmmaker, she has written twenty-four books, ranging from her
widely-praised, hard-hitting crime novel The Dark Room to her
volumes of children's poems and prayers. Despite her extensive film
and theatre credits, which include such diverse work as "Miami
Vice" and the prize-winning romantic comedy "God's
Will" which she both wrote and directed, Cameron is best known
for her hugely successful works on creativity. The Artist's Way
has sold over two million copies worldwide, her follow-up
bestsellers The Vein of Gold, Walking in this World
and The Right to Write are likewise flagship books which are
taught in universities, churches, human potential centers and even
in tiny clusters in the jungles of Panama.
Credited with
having founded a new human potential movement which has enabled
millions to realize their creative dreams, Cameron eschews the title
"creativity expert," preferring to describe herself simply
as an "artist." "Artists have always mentored, I just
do it on a wider scale."
"My books are
not creative theory," she explains. "They spring straight
out of my own creative practice. In a sense, I am the floor sample
of my own tool kit. When we are unblocked we can have remarkable and
diverse adventures."
She knows whereof
she speaks. A writer since the age of eighteen, Cameron has
published highly praised short stories, award-winning essays and
hard-hitting political journalism. Her credits range from Rolling
Stone to The New York Times. As a teacher she has taught
everywhere from The Smithsonian to Esalen, The New York Times
to Northwestern University where she served as writer in residence
in film.
(from her website
at http://theartistsway.com) |
