Arts
Why do we get so afraid to write? How can we approach this fear in a way that actually helps? Is there actually ANY cure to writer's block? I break down two popular self-help books that tackle creative woes: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Thick jersey accent brought to you by my hometown. Use code MAPLEWOOD and you, too, will be able to sound like you grew up around people with long acrylic nails! Works Cited The tweet I reference was from last November - when I went back to look at my retweet, it was no longer available. In any case, thank you, whoever you are, for the radical words of wisdom. -Willa Paskin's New York Times review of Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/books/review/elizabeth-gilberts-big-magic.html -Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/97395/bird-by-bird-by-anne-lamott/9780385480017/ -The War of Art by Steven Pressfield https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/ -The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron https://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/the-artists-way-a-spiritual-path-to-higher-creativity/ Contact: Twitter: @onpoetrypodcast Email: onpoetrypodcast@gmail.com Website: www.thegabygarcia.com