ISBW Video #11 – The Artist’s Way
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To get started, you need The Artist’s Way, a notebook, and a writing device. If a skeptic, be warned, the book focuses on spirituality, but you don’t have to have faith to do it.
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CKHB | Feb 16, 2010 | Reply
Hurrah for the plush Cthulus in the background!
CKHB | Feb 16, 2010 | Reply
Hurrah for the plush Cthulus making it into the show credits!
(Yes, I posted here before I’d finished watching.)
John Lacey | Feb 16, 2010 | Reply
I just joined the Facebook group and am really looking forward to getting started.
Bryan | Feb 16, 2010 | Reply
I am stoked that you are teaching The Artists Way, but the Podcast download is crawling along at a snails pace, and the video is impossible to watch as it continually stops to buffer.
Did you encode the video as H.264?
Anyhoo . . looking forward to the group and the book!
sandyl | Feb 17, 2010 | Reply
Thanks Mur for the making the video and letting me join you as you write through The Artist’s Way. I’ve used this book before, however, a refresher is always welcome. I’ve done the second book, Walking in the World, or whatever the title is. The morning pages and the walks are really helpful. The date thing is a little harder to do and I usually get distracting. Going to Borders for a date may not be a good idea.
Your video was inspiring. Although I consider myself a practicing Christian (well most of the time), I find Julia a little “woo-woo” at times. There’s a great bible verse that says it better, but I won’t bore you.
I am using a large moleskine with the cover decorated by myself. However, I also have a cheap spiral notebook with Wonder Woman on the front that would work just as well. Borders sells a generic version of moleskine, called Picadilly, that also works well.
For some reason, I found myself thinking of “Writing Down the Bones” by Natalie Goldberg. She’s always good for a quick fix. Next time you pan your bookshelves can you please move slower? I find it very interesting what other books people are reading or using.
Thanks again Mur. I’m looking forward to your next video. No pressure. Really.
FYI, it took my computer forever to download the video.
Larry Marshall | Feb 18, 2010 | Reply
Mur, I’ve followed your work for a quite a while, always from the shadows. I admire your commitment to others as well as your writing. Thanks.
As for ‘woo-woo’, I think you’ve nailed the relevancy to artistic growth. This would be obvious to those who practice non-theistic religions and/or live in places where they are practice. Non-theistic religions are about self-awareness, our surroundings and awareness of our impacts on things around us. The rest are man-made constructs and unimportant. In my view, this is why Cameron sees the relationship(s) she does.
Cheers — Larry
Comics_Grrl | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
I’m going to try to follow along with this. I’ve gone through the book (as you know), a few times over the past ±15 years, as well as its sequel, and, while I’m not sure if I’m up for the long haul with my current state of things, it’s been nibbling at the edges of my brain that I’m due to give it another whirl. While, as you know, I’m not in agreement with every little thing in the book, I get something different out of it every time. I still aim to do morning pages everyday, and usually succeed, and I notice something for the better comes out of doing them rather than not doing them.
Woot.
Mur Lafferty | Feb 19, 2010 | Reply
YAY! I KEEP meaning to mention this to you, and wanted to bring it up today at lunch. Sorry for that. So glad you’re going to come along!
Comics_Grrl | Feb 20, 2010 | Reply
YAY! Me, too. And, oh, forgot to mention that I think this is a **REALLY** awesome idea.
Bryan Zimmerman | Feb 24, 2010 | Reply
Dear Mur,
Great video, and I am stoked to get started, however, confusion has consumed what is left of any lucidity. You mention at the end of the video that week one has officially begun, however, does this call for merely acquiring the materials, or are we to read the first chapter?
You did not specify, and the last thing I want is to be left behind.
Kind Regards,
Bryan J Zimmerman
Dharma Kelleher | Feb 26, 2010 | Reply
I’m glad you’re doing this, Mur. Gives me a reason to take another whack at it. I also mentioned it in the News section of my homepage. Now I have to figure out what to do for my artist date. My wife was laid off a few months ago, so money is tight. Any suggestions would be appreciated.