The Artist's Way Starter Kit Paperback – December 29, 2011

The artists way has really helped me with my outlook in my day to day and my life. I love that this set comes with the journal for you to write your morning pages on! And it’s big in size so you can get a lot out on there. It’s the perfect size in allowing me to write my 3 pages everyday. The book itself is amazing and inspirational and it’s a must read for all creatives in my opinion.

A Great way to start the day collecting your thoughts and reflecting on the previous day.

Came in nice packaging with the two books I ordered. Very fast shipment after ordering. Already helping me stay focused on journaling my artistic processes. Very grateful that this is available. Thank you!

A great thing to have. I bought one in May, and thought it would make a fine gift for the right person. The Artist's Way helps you probe deeper and learn that we are more creative than we think Self discovery is always a good thing!

So my initial review got rejected, I think I got too overly personal and definitely too obscene. Though I wish I could edit the one I submitted, because there is no way I want to type all of that again.But maybe less is more anyways. After having it recommended time and again over the years to me, after I had it recommended by three friends I knew in completely different capacities I figured the universe was may trying to tell me something.I didn't take it very seriously for the first couple of weeks until something popped up in the spontaneous writing bit about an issue I thought I'd resolved decades ago. I went back to the beginning, took it as seriously as a graduate class or a big project at work, and worked, and it was a work I enjoyed, and with a pay-off just for me. I learned things about myself, my emotional reactions, where they came from, why they were broken, and also how to fix them, and maybe honed my craft, too, as just a natural outflowing of this, and I usually hate the term, but self-awareness. I am a true believer.This book changed my life in the biggest way imaginable, coming to grips with what a heart-of-my-heart's suicide had left in it's wake, how it was still messing up every single relationship of mine decades after the fact, and also a road-map of how to fix the problem, or rather, how to let it be fixed.I hope this review makes the grade, I could not recommend this book highly enough, and whether looking for some healing, looking to improve your craft as an artist and finding healing anyways (because who doesn't need healing?).And for fellow non-deists, I'd recommend disregarding the negative reviews based solely upon references to God in the book. Like with 12-step groups, a higher power can be absolutely anything (a) outside of yourself, and (b) bigger than yourself.Just pick something, anything, substitute that thing in where-ever the term "God" is used, problem solved. For me "Loving beyond my fear", that ideal, that's my high power. We all have one, it's just a matter of figuring out, or even more simply, just choosing one and rolling with it e.g. the universe, nature, the sky, the earth, the laws of physics, love, whatever, y'know? This isn't rocket surgery for people in recovery, but I guess there could be some better explanation of this in the book itself, but that is a speck in the ointment for how much this has to gift to any artist out there.

Strongly dislike that the morning pages is bound rather than spiral. Loveeeee the artists way so four stars anyways

Excellent books. I love the way it is God centered and that creativeness is a gift and comes through Him, The Creator of all. For those who have issue with God, she does suggest you use whatever higher power you believe in. I, myself, believe in God and my savior Jesus.My only negative thing about the journal is that in week 2 of using the it, it has begun to fall apart. I am taping the loose pages in place as I notice them. I had a feeling this might happen from other reviews, but it did not deter me from giving this a go… it just prepared me to expect it and to remedy the issue as it arises. Yes, I recommend this/these books. Note… You really don’t need the journal, just get yourself a notebook or even use loose leaf paper for the morning pages. The journal helped me to just get it started.

I am excited to start this new journey with The Artist's Way. I love journaling. But this?... Is another level of gratitude for writing 😃