The Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron
★ Top 10 book of 1992 · #6 on Best Books of 1992
This widely read guide to creativity helps readers live more fully as artists. The anniversary edition adds a fresh introduction in which the author reflects on its impact and the insights she has gathered since.
Best for: Anyone seeking inspiration and guidance for a more creative, artistic life
The Artist's Way is #6 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Artist's Way is about
Julia Cameron treats creativity as something that can be rebuilt by anyone who has lost touch with it. Her book lays out a twelve-week course for people who feel stuck, doubtful or out of practice with their own talents. Each week brings a reading, a set of creative exercises and daily tasks, including the habit of 'morning pages', a regular stretch of free writing. The weeks are designed to build on one another, so confidence grows through repetition rather than inspiration.
Cameron also ties creative work to faith, suggesting that making things is bound up with a person's spiritual life and sense of connection to God. She encouraged readers to work through the course together, and groups formed internationally. It suits writers, painters, musicians and anyone who has wanted to make something and kept talking themselves out of it. A later edition, updated with a fresh introduction, marked the book's first decade.
The Artist's Way on the Best Books of 1992
The Artist's Way came out in 1992. Of the 43 books first published in 1992 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #6 on our Best Books of 1992 list.
Why it made the list: 904 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.6 out of 5 (25 ratings); 55 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 1992 list
- Snow Crash Neal Stephenson, #4
- The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan, #5
- Small Gods Terry Pratchett, #7
- Your Money or Your Life Vicki Robin, #8
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 821 want to read it, 55 are reading it now and 28 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.6 out of 5 from 25 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 98 | 55% |
| Reader love | 19 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 98 | 20% |
Questions about The Artist's Way
When was The Artist's Way published?
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron was first published in 1992.
Was The Artist's Way one of the best books of 1992?
The Artist's Way is #6 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar. 904 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.6 out of 5 (25 ratings); 55 are reading it right now.
Why is The Artist's Way on the Best Books of 1992 list?
904 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.6 out of 5 (25 ratings); 55 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1992
- Welcome to Dead House Robert Lawrence Stine, #1
- The Secret History Donna Tartt, #2
- The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson, #3
- Snow Crash Neal Stephenson, #4
- The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan, #5
- Small Gods Terry Pratchett, #7
See the full Best Books of 1992, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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