Art & Soul, Reloaded
With her trademark humor, enthusiasm, and no-nonsense guidance, #1 New York Times bestselling author of E-Squared Pam Gr
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English Year 2017
Table of contents :
Preface
Introduction
Create. Boogie. Soar.
SECTION 1: Battling Your Inner Salieri
WEEK 1: Shine
WEEK 2: Know Thy Enemy
WEEK 3: Nike Was Right
WEEK 4: You Already Know How
WEEK 5: Dare to Be Mediocre
WEEK 6: Fear and Insecurity, Be Gone! I’ve Got Brilliance to Create.
WEEK 7: Baby Steps
WEEK 8: Summoning the Muses
WEEK 9: Finding Time
WEEK 10: D.I.A.
WEEK 11: Get Down and Dirty
WEEK 12: Artist, Heal Thyself
WEEK 13: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
SECTION 2: Tapping the Divine
WEEK 14: “It’s Everywhere, it’s Everywhere.”
WEEK 15: You Say You Want a Revolution
WEEK 16: The Real Gifts of Creativity
WEEK 17: The G Word
WEEK 18: Art Diviners
WEEK 19: Write Your Own Bible
WEEK 20: Listening to Your Own Voice
WEEK 21: Glory to God
WEEK 22: Once Upon a Time
SECTION 3: Kill Bill
WEEK 23: Myth #1: To Make Art, You Need Money
WEEK 24: Myth #2: To Make Art, You Need the Approval of a Publisher, a Recording Company, an Art Gallery, Etc.
WEEK 25: Myth #3: Doing Art Isn’t a Real Job
WEEK 26: Myth #4: Real Artists Have Learned to “Do It Right” in Art School
WEEK 27: Myth #5: True Artists Are Geniuses
WEEK 28: Myth #6: Artists Are Much More Talented Than Me: Where We Further Demystify the Artist
WEEK 29: Myth #7: Doing Art Requires Unending Sacrifice
WEEK 30: Myth #8: Artists Are Weirdos, Nothing Like You and Me
WEEK 31: Myth #9: Certain Conditions Must Be in Place to Create Art
SECTION 4: Generating Creative Capital (or, Why You Should Tell Netflix Where to Go)
WEEK 32: Power of the Purple Crayon
WEEK 33: Ya Gotta Believe
WEEK 34: Following Bread Crumbs
WEEK 35: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
WEEK 36: Pet Rocks, Nuts, and Duct Tape
WEEK 37: Creative Accomplices
WEEK 38: The Pearl of Failure
WEEK 39: Getting Jiggy with It
WEEK 40: Yes and . . .
WEEK 41: Pool Toys
SECTION 5: Uplifting the World
WEEK 42: Put It in a Song
WEEK 43: Working on Behalf of the Healing of the World
WEEK 44: Create or Die
WEEK 45: What Does the Universe Want to Say Through You?
WEEK 46: Inner Wild Child
WEEK 47: Courage
WEEK 48: Tea for Two
WEEK 49: A Little Help from Our Friends
WEEK 50: A Proud Tribe
WEEK 51: Celebrating Life
WEEK 52: The Only Book That Will Change Your Life Is the One You Write Yourself
Afterword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
