“Eric Maisel has taught me more about the creative life and how to live it successfully than any other author. Creativity for Life is for anyone who has ever dared to live an extraordinary and fully exposed life.”
— Sharon Lebell, author of
The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
“Using simple and straightforward principles, Eric Maisel offers an inspiring guide to living an artful, art-filled, and art-committed life.”
— Kari L. Pope, coordinator, Arts and Disability Network for California
“Creativity for Life offers an insider’s journey into the marvels of creative expression. Read it, and personal clarity and commitment will be your gifts!
— Gail McMeekin, LICSW, author of
The Twelve Secrets of Highly Creative Women
“Creativity for Life helps readers who are regularly in contact with artists and creative persons develop a deeper understanding of them. And for those who are already art-committed, this book is recommended for the nightstand.”
— Martine Vanremoortele, president,
Centre for the Development of Creative Thinking (COCD), Belgium
“Creativity for Life goes far beyond typical surface discussions on the act of creativity. It is a serious investigation into all aspects of being and functioning as a working artist.”
— Nancy Fletcher Cassell, visual artist and writer
“Maisel’s work has changed the way I work. His methods and strategies are sensible, crystal clear, and completely un-goofy. No other writer-psychologist practicing today ‘gets’ artists as purely and wholly as Eric Maisel does.”
— Heather Sellers, PhD, author of Georgia Under Water and Page After Page
“Creativity for Life offers wise and life-changing advice for anyone who wants to be more creative. Maisel’s innovative approach illuminates the way toward finding the courage and resilience to make magic with your art.”
— John Moir, author of Return of the Condor
“Both creative and practical, Creativity for Life is an exciting, engagingly written book. I immediately appreciated its value and utility for my clients, my colleagues, and myself.”
— Kate F. Hays, PhD, author of You’re On!: Consulting for Peak Performance
“If you are an artist who wants to get a project finished, read this book. It gave me new understanding of my artist personality and why I put things off. Most important, it gave me new courage to forge the path I know I have to take.”
— Coleen Rajotte, documentary filmmaker
“This is the most comprehensive book on creativity that I have encountered. I will make this book required reading for the students in my creativity coaching training as well as for clients embarking upon a creative path.”
— Jill Badonsky, MEd, creativity coaching trainer and author of
The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard)
“Eric Maisel warrants special praise. He demonstrates unique sensitivity to the issues artists face and provides practical guidelines for artists whose mental health and creative outputs must be protected and promoted.”
— Richard Lippin, founding president, International Arts-Medicine Association
“This is an ideal guide and companion for all artists. It describes the artist’s struggle for expression, recognition, and survival with singular tenderness and depth.”
— Peggy Salkind, pianist and piano department chair,
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
“At last, a book that does justice to the ambitions, conflicts, struggles, frustrations, and achievements of creative and performing artists.”
— Peter Ostwald, former director,
UCSF Medical Center Health Program for Performing Artists
“Eric Maisel speaks as the artist’s friend and ally. His book will serve as a powerful encouragement for people who undertake the courageous and often lonely adventure of finding, protecting, and nourishing their creative voice.”
— Stephen Nachmanovitch, author of
Free Play: The Power of Improvisation in Life and the Arts