Contents

INTRODUCTION: Lifelong Creativity

PART ONE:
THE CHALLENGES OF THE ARTISTIC PERSONALITY

CHAPTER ONE: Creativity and Talent

CHAPTER TWO: The Puzzle of Personality

CHAPTER THREE: Of Moods and Madness

CHAPTER FOUR: Obscurity and Stardom

PART ONE EXERCISES: The Artist’s Personality

PART TWO:
THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORK

CHAPTER FIVE: Craft

CHAPTER SIX: Blocks

CHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance

CHAPTER EIGHT: Business as Work

PART TWO EXERCISES: The Artist’s Work

PART THREE:
THE CHALLENGES OF RELATIONSHIPS

CHAPTER NINE: The Rewards and Perils of Isolation

CHAPTER TEN: The Place of Culture

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Social Interactions and Community

CHAPTER TWELVE: Artists in Love

PART THREE EXERCISES: The Artist’s World

PART FOUR:
STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Self-Awareness through Guided Writing

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Your Creativity Practice

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Transitions and Choices

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Creativity for Life

Index

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