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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Sharing hard-won lessons from years of creating in the margins of motherhood, Ashlee equips women to discover the sacred connection between creating and mothering-without feeling guilty or selfish. Through creative exercises, journaling prompts, and more, you'll be inspired to make space to pursue the creative dreams God has planted in your heart"--
3) Square
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his friend Circle asks him to do her portrait after praising him as a sculptor and genius, Square struggles to carve her likeness from a stone block.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In A Solemn Pleasure, Melissa Pritchard presents an undeniable case for both the power of language and the nurturing constancy of the writing life. This is nonfiction vividly engaged with the world, encompassing the author's journeys into the deeply interior imaginative life required to write fiction, a search for the lost legacy of American literature as embodied by Walt Whitman, reports from Afghanistan while embedded with a young female GI, tales...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
In this trenchant volume, Rollo May helps all of us find those creative impulses that, once liberated, offer new possibilities for achievement. A renowned therapist and inspiring guide, Dr. May draws on his experience to show how we can break out of old patterns in our lives. His insightful book offers us a way through our fears into a fully realized self.--From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Trinity University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"With his characteristic talent for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic-the creation of credible illusion-that writers share with the likes of...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
For more than a decade, award-winning writer (and co-author of The Disaster Artist) Tom Bissell has explored questions at the heart of the creative endeavor in astute, remarkable and often hilarious essays. What are sitcoms for, exactly? Can art be both bad and genius? Why do some books survive and others vanish? These pieces cover Bissell's best writing on writers, filmmakers, actors and artists. From Portland, where he visits a midnight screening...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Art has the power to change our lives. For many, becoming an artist is a lifelong dream. But how to make it happen? In How to Be an Artist, Jerry Saltz, one of the art world's most celebrated and passionate voices, offers an indispensable handbook for creative people of all kinds. From the first sparks of inspiration--and how to pursue them without giving in to self-doubt--Saltz offers invaluable insight into what really matters to emerging artists:...
Author
Publisher
Stash Books, an imprint of C & T Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Ignite that inner fire with the 30 engaging exercises, fun activities, inspirational images, and motivating ideas in this book. Learn what your Little Spark of creative passion looks like, how to capture it, and how to make room for it in your life. Use this guide as a month-long creative roadmap, or just dip into the exercises as your time and inclination allow. Either way, you will change your life.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
If you've ever wanted to know how to find your creative style and build your brand but didn't know who to ask, full-time artist Aurélia Durand's got you covered! Inside, discover Aurélia's path from art school student to internationally recognized artist. Inspired by questions she is regularly asked,Aurélia shares how she did it, the lessons she and her artist friends have learned along the way, and how you can start your creative journey.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The creator of Public Radio International's "Studio 360" examines some of the greatest minds featured on the show--including novelists Joyce Carol Oates and Isabel Allende; director Ang Lee; and musicians Rosanne Cash, Yo-Yo Ma, and Robert Plant--lookingat their sources of inspiration.
16) Inspirations
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A 100-minute exploration of the creative process which starts with the essential question "how do artists get ideas?" and continues into the fascinating world inhabited by seven artists.
18) Slipstream
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Hired to rewrite a film, an aging screenwriter finds the lines between reality and imagination blurring as characters from his script (and others) hop off the page and into his life.
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Want to write a book? Half the battle is finding a practice that works for you. Successful author and creativity expert Jessie Kwak is here to help you do just that-and have fun doing it. In her view, every part of the process is important: idea generation, development, research, planning, drafting, revising, and publication and are all covered here in friendly, accessible detail. As in her previous book, From Chaos to Creativity, Kwak helps you...
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Outlines a twelve-week program for overcoming a creative block or otherwise working through dry periods in an artist's life, in a guide that covers such topics as staying focused, starting new projects, and finding inspiration.
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