In January we began The Artist’s Way Study Group here in Stop Writing Alone. It’s a once a month live Zoom chat for paid subscribers. As a group we have committed to:
one Artist’s Date per month
one full week of Morning Pages per month, and
completing the reading and tasks associated with one chapter/week per month (In February we are working on Chapter/Week 2)
Our next discussion will take place in the last week of February, but I want to open a discussion thread concerning everyone’s experience and/or progress with The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.
In the comments below, let us know where you stand with The Artist’s Way:
Are you joining us in the study group?
Is this your first time hearing of The Artist’s Way?
Have you worked through The Artist’s Way in the past? How did it go?
Do you have questions/curiosities/concerns about The Artist’s Way?
I've done the program twice before, threw the book in the trash, rebought it for this round, but find that it just isn't the right content for me at this time. I'm too contrarian, ha. Artist's dates are scary (pathogens, pollen, weaponry, maskne, UV rays, etc.). Sorry to flake but I will spare everyone my bad-ittude!
This has been a year of contrarian conversations surrounding TAW. I just remembered to post this thread because I spent most of the morning in a TAW FB group in a contrarian conversation. I think it is really important to be open to all the different ways TAW "hits" creatives.
Unfortunately, I’m going to drop from the group. I have too much going on right now, and I can’t keep up with the tasks even at the slower pace. I have, however, kept up with morning pages on new.750words.com!
Morning Pages has been great. I've kept up with it every day. They do a monthly challenge on the website where you "win" if you write every day of the month. I mostly use it for journaling or working out problems in my stories.
My husband and I went to a paint-your-pet-by-number class a couple of weeks ago at a brewery. It was fun, but I got tired pretty early and we left after about an hour-and-a-half. (It was 3 hour long!)
Holy cow! Three hours is intense! I forgot about our paint by number discussion! That is definitely going on my Artist’s Date list! I used to be OBSESSED with those!
I've done the program twice before, threw the book in the trash, rebought it for this round, but find that it just isn't the right content for me at this time. I'm too contrarian, ha. Artist's dates are scary (pathogens, pollen, weaponry, maskne, UV rays, etc.). Sorry to flake but I will spare everyone my bad-ittude!
This has been a year of contrarian conversations surrounding TAW. I just remembered to post this thread because I spent most of the morning in a TAW FB group in a contrarian conversation. I think it is really important to be open to all the different ways TAW "hits" creatives.
Unfortunately, I’m going to drop from the group. I have too much going on right now, and I can’t keep up with the tasks even at the slower pace. I have, however, kept up with morning pages on new.750words.com!
How has the morning pages experience been for you? Have you thought about an Artist's Date yet?
Morning Pages has been great. I've kept up with it every day. They do a monthly challenge on the website where you "win" if you write every day of the month. I mostly use it for journaling or working out problems in my stories.
My husband and I went to a paint-your-pet-by-number class a couple of weeks ago at a brewery. It was fun, but I got tired pretty early and we left after about an hour-and-a-half. (It was 3 hour long!)
As for morning pages, I have set aside next week to be my MP week! I am so happy that 750 words has been such a great discovery for you through this.
Holy cow! Three hours is intense! I forgot about our paint by number discussion! That is definitely going on my Artist’s Date list! I used to be OBSESSED with those!