How to Avoid Making Art
Julia Cameron
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Copyright © 2005 by Julia Cameron
Illustrations © 2005 by Elizabeth Cameron
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Cameron, Julia.
How to avoid making art (or anything else you enjoy) / Julia Cameron ;
illustrations by Elizabeth Cameron.
p. cm.
eISBN : 978-1-585-42438-2
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This book is dedicated to
the wit and humor
of our parents, Jim and Dorothy Cameron
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Chapter 1
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Acknowledgments
John Bodeau, for his character and company
The Cameron Siblings, for their wit
Sara Carder, for her fine stewardship
Sonia Choquette, for her levity and her gravity
Rhonda Flemming, for her whimsy
Gerard Hackett, for his one-liners
Bernice Hill, for her clear-eyed view
Jack Hofsiss, for his comedy
Elberta Honstein, for her optimistic strength
Joel Fotinos, for his laughter and leadership
Emma Lively, for her liveliness
Larry Lonergan, for his twinkling spirit
Fran Martin, for her independent outlook
Julianna McCarthy, for her droll good humor
Bob McDonald, for his robust laugh
Bruce Pomahac, for his comedic spark
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, for her resilience in the trenches
Dr. Robert Smith, for his grounded priorities
Jeremy Tarcher, for his insights
Edmund Towle, for his sly wit
Bill Wilson, for his visionary ideals
Elizabeth Winick, for her grace
About the Author
Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years. She is the author of ninteen books, both fiction and nonfiction, including her bestselling works on the creative process: The Artist’s Way, Walking in This World, The Vein of Gold, The Right to Write, and The Sound of Paper. A novelist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, she has multiple credits in theater, film, and television.
Also by Julia Cameron
NONFICTION
The Artist’s Way
Walking in This World
The Vein of Gold
The Right to Write
The Sound of Paper
Answered Prayers
Heart Steps
Blessings
Transitions
Prayers from a Nonbeliever
Letters to a Young Artist
The Artist’s Way Morning
Pages Journal
The Artist’s Date Book
(illustrated by Elizabeth Cameron)
Supplies
God Is No Laughing Matter
God Is Dog Spelled Backwards
(illustrated by Elizabeth Cameron)
Inspirations: Meditations from
The Artist’s Way
The Writer’s Life: Insights from
The Right to Write
The Artist’s Way at Work
(with Mark Bryan and Catherine Allen)
Money Drunk, Money Sober
(with Mark Bryan)
FICTION
Popcorn : Hollywood Stories
The Dark Room
PLAYS
Public Lives
The Animal in the Trees
Four Roses
Love in the DMZ
Avalon (a musical)
The Medium at Large (a musical)
POETRY
Prayers for the Little Ones
Prayers to the Nature Spirits
The Quiet Animal
This Earth
(also an album with Tim Wheater)
FEATURE FILM
(as writer-director)
God’s Will
Julia Cameron, How to Avoid Making Art
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