The Right to Write
by Julia Cameron
Cameron's case that everyone has the right to write, with short essays and exercises on starting, mood, honesty, drama, and the myth of the suffering artist. Lighter than The Artist's Way and specific to writing.
Read it if…
you want to write and feel you have no permission.
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Skip it if…
you want craft instruction; see King or Zinsser.
Try instead: Wild Mind →
Three things you will actually use
- Writing is a right, not a talent.
- Write where you are, not where you wish you were.
- Mood is not a prerequisite.
Do this first
Do the first exercise: write for ten minutes about where you are right now.
Our verdict
Permission to write.
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