Julia Cameron on Writing, The Power of Your First Thoughts & Why 'Being Original' is Overrated

On The Guest: Today I’m honored to say that for the third year in a row Unleash is having on the ironic author of the Artists’ way and prolific creative, Julia Cameron. Julia is  an artist,  teacher, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, journalist, and music composer. She’s best known for writing The Artist’s Way which has sold millions of copies, has been translated into 40 different languages and gave her the title “The Queen of Change” for starting a movement that brought creativity into mainstream conversation. Without the Artist’s way, there would be no Unleash. Her brand new book is called: Write for Life and it’s a love letter and guidebook for writers and aspiring writers. From our Conversation, you’ll learn: How to have gratitude for the gift of your creativity Who she pictures when she writes What a longterm creative partnership takes How she would personify writing How to maintain flexibility and consistency Why setting a daily quota works The Power of the morning pages and why she’s STILL religious to them Why the Morning Pages ARE real writing Why all good writers are authentic and what that means in practice How to not shame yourself Why it’s important to not shy away from your first thoughts How to talk to the inner critic Why you can’t get rid of the inner critic How to Blast Through Creative Blocks The three most important questions to ask yourself when you’re creating The difference between honesty and authenticity Why simplicity is a good thing Why repetition is necessary Why having fun can actually be difficult for people Why creativity Can come from joy Why it’s important to share and spotlight other creatives Why bribing yourself is important The desire to be original vs. authentic How to know when something is “finished” Get Julia’s Book: https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/write-for-life/ Follow the show @unleashyourinnercreative Follow me @LaurenLoGrasso --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unleashyourinnercreative/messageHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.