“Mystery
is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.”
– Julia Cameron
Teacher, author, artist, poet,
playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist, Cameron – who
celebrated her 69th birthday earlier this week – is most famous for
her bestselling book The Artist's Way.
But, she also has become widely
known as a speaker and teacher for her development of what she calls “creative
unblocking” and writing for film. A native
of Chicago and married for a time to filmmaker Martin Scorsese, Cameron has taught filmmaking and writing at such
wide-ranging locales as The Smithsonian, the Omega Institute for Holistic
Studies, and Northwestern University, where she served as writer in residence
for film.
She continues to teach regularly around the
world while also staying active as a writer, especially in nonfiction, where
she’s authored more than 30 books. Her
most recent bestseller was 2013’s The
Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children.
writing. We believe that only a few people can really do it. I
wrote a book called The Right to Write. In it, I argued that all of us have the capacity
to write,” she said. “(I believe) it's
as normal to write as it is to speak.“
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