Works by
Julia Cameron
(Writer)
[March 4, 1948 - ]

Audio

• This Earth (1997), read by Tim Wheater
  Recorded over a seven-day period in a studio high in the Rockies, "This Earth" fuses 30 of Cameron's poems with a delicate "planetary mass" by virtuoso flautist and composer Tim Wheaton. Here is a rich celebration of language and melody that evokes the past and future of our bodies and our earth, transporting listeners into the territory of totems, dreams and memories.

Biography/Memoirs

• Floor Sample: a creative memoir (2006)
  In Floor Sample, the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way weaves an honest and moving portrayal of her life. From her early career as a writer for Rolling Stone magazine and her marriage to Martin Scorsese, to her tortured experiences with alcohol and Hollywood, in this passionate memoir Cameron reflects on the experiences in her life that have fed her own art as well as her ability to help others realize their creative dreams. She also describes the fascinating circumstances that led her to emerge as a central figure in the creative recovery movement's movement which she inaugurated and defined with the publication of her seminal work, The Artist's Way.
  
  Julia Cameron is a passionate and wry observer of the world, and her story of her life as a self-described "floor sample" for all she teaches in her brilliant creativity books will surprise, entertain, and inspire all of her many fans as well as anyone interested in an absorbing literary memoir.

Fiction

• Mozart's Ghost (2008)
  Cameron, the author of more than 25 books and probably best-known for The Artist's Way, brings her fans a twist on a stereotypical romance that strikes a chord with those willing to immerse themselves in a world of ghosts.
  
  Anna Chester is a New York transplant from the Midwest trying to overcome loneliness and support herself by substitute teaching while pursuing a sideline career as a medium. When Edward Appleton, a talented pianist who is practicing for a competition, moves in downstairs, Anna is frustrated that the piano music interrupts her communication with the other world. Her anger is amplified even more by frequent visits from the ghost of Mozart, who adores Edward's playing and encourages Anna to pursue a romantic relationship with the musician. The romance blossoms in fits and starts, and Anna is reluctant to tell Edward about her speaking-with-the-dead abilities out of fear he will no longer want a relationship. While this delightful novel has a heavy supernatural presence, it's also about loneliness and fear, two things that many readers will understand-even if they don't believe in ghosts.

• The Dark Room (1998)
  Julia's debut thriller! About Jack Nesbitt, a playboy photographer whose gruesome murder lifts the lid on the sleazy underworld of child pornography. Violet Winters, the cool beauty who was Nesbitt's longtime lover, looks like the prime suspect. But when Nesbitt's agent is killed, too, veteran Chicago homicide cop Elliott Mayo begins to wonder whether Violet, a pediatrician with a kinky past, is a killer or a potential victim. Complicating matters is Mayo's growing romantic interest in her; smitten as well as suspicious, he knows he's treading in dangerous waters. Then his own son is assaulted and his ex-wife's lover is killed in Mayo's apartment. Was it a message from Nesbitt's associates or a case of mistaken identity? The answer could be in Violet's past, or even in Mayo's. Cameron handles the near fatal attraction between them brilliantly, uncovering the darkness in both of their souls slowly and carefully without letting the reader's empathy and concern for them falter.

Short Stories

• Popcorn: Hollywood Stories (2000)
  Eighteen interconnected stories taking place in Hollywood. The stories feature such characters as: an actor in Hollywood who doesn't want to sleep with his co-star, a studio head who has secret "talks" with the ghost of history's most beloved animator, a hard-boiled journalist who succumbs to the charms of a philandering director, a filmmaker who's just a cowgirl at heart, and a screenwriter who's battled the old boy's network to find she's got more highballs than high hopes, among numerous others.

Non-fiction

• Faith and Will: Weathering the Storms in Our Spiritual Lives (April 30, 2009)
  Julia Cameron is the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way and twenty-eight other groundbreaking books that deftly trace the intersection between art and faith, between creativity and spirit. In this new offering, Cameron explores one of the most vital questions spiritual seekers encounter on the journey to enlightenment: Where do I turn when my soul is urging me to keep growing towards God but my mind and being, stubbornly, will not follow?
  
  Faith & Will is Julia Cameron's most inward-leaning book to date -- a heartbreakingly honest and insightful glimpse into one woman's struggle to reconnect to her faith and her realization that having faith, of necessity, means relinquishing will. A wise and passionate book, Faith & Will gently guides readers through the process of learning to let go and, in turn, learning to live.

• Prayers to the Great Creator: Prayers and Declarations for a Meaningful Life (2008)
  This special offering from the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way features hundreds of prayers, declarations, and affirmations for a peaceful and harmonious life. According to Julia Cameron, we forget too easily that that we are deeply embedded in God's loving embrace. Intended for daily use as a guiding and comforting reminder of this divine presence in all of our lives, Prayers to the Great Creator features all four of Cameron's classic Prayer Books including:

  • Heart Steps: With observations on the nature of creativity, Heart Steps facilitates a powerful rousing of the artist within all of us.

  • Blessings: With lessons and observations on the nature of gratitude, Blessings guides readers in developing the capacity to witness the continual miracles of life and nurture a heartful existence.

  • Transitions: Transitions helps readers to discover and embrace the transformations that will enrich and ennoble their lives.

  • Answered Prayers: For anyone who has yearned for a more spiritual life, for anyone who has felt that their prayers have gone unheard, this luminous book reveals that God does answer our prayers, and He does so with a prayer of His own: that we will recognize the divine grace and goodness present within all of us. Prayers to the Great Creator is the ideal gift for anyone seeking spiritual fulfillment in their life.

  Prayers to the Great Creator is the ideal gift for anyone seeking spiritual fulfillment in their life.

• The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size (2008)
  Experts agree: often we choose to eat not because we are hungry, but because we are bored, sad, frustrated, or else we are happy and in the mood to celebrate with treats. In other words, emotions can drive us to overeat. But what if instead of turning to food, we could identify those underlying feelings and express them in a healthy, positive way? What if, in doing so, we could also increase our creativity, get in touch with our authentic selves, and discover our true artistic abilities? In her new book The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size, artist and bestselling creativity mentor Julia Cameron promises just that.

• How to Avoid Making Art (or Anything Else You Enjoy) (2005)
  This hilarious look at creative blockage and blunder is a laugh-out-loud tribute to artist procrastination.
  
  In How to Avoid Making Art, the bestselling author of The Artist's Way delivers a (tongue-in-cheek!) guide to doing anything and everything you possibly can to avoid making art. Anyone who is engaged in a creative pursuit will no doubt identify with these wonderful cartoons by award-winning artist Elizabeth Cameron of creative wannabes doing everything except actually getting down to work.
  
  "For most people creativity is a serious business," says Julia Cameron. "They forget the telling phrase 'the play of ideas' and think that they need to knuckle down and work more. Often, the reverse is true. They need to play." Ultimately, the characters in this book show us how we can turn our procrastination into play and our play into great work. With this delightful volume, Julia Cameron once again hits the nail on the head on the subject of creativity.

• Letters to A Young Artist: Building a Life in Art (2005)
  In these haunting and eloquent letters, the writer answers questions that are central to the artist's journey: How do I know that I am truly an artist? How can I find encouragement? How can I keep moving despite my fear? A rare window into the heart of the creative process, Letters to a Young Artist is an inspired volume from this leading authority on creativity and art.

• The Sound of Paper: Starting from Scratch (2004)
  In this landmark book on the creative process, the bestselling author of The Artist's Way reveals the intricate soul work artists must undertake in order to find inspiration.
  
  In The Sound of Paper, Julia Cameron delves deep into the heart of the personal struggles that all artists face. What can we do when we face our keyboard or canvas with nothing but a cold emptiness? How can we begin to carve out our creation when our vision and drive are clouded by life's uncertainties? In other words, how can we begin the difficult work of being an artist?
  
  Drawing upon her many years of personal experience as both an artist and a teacher, Julia Cameron guides readers to a place where they can find the strength and courage to create. Demonstrating how this involves a process of constant renewal, of starting from the beginning, she writes, "When we are building a life from scratch, we must dig a little. We must be like that hen scratching the soil: 'What goodness is hidden here, just below the surface?' we must ask."
  
  With exercises designed to develop the power to infuse one's art with a deeply informed knowledge of the soul, this book is an essential artist's companion from one of the foremost authorities on the creative process. Julia Cameron's most illuminating book to date, The Sound of Paper provides readers with a spiritual path for creating the best work of their lives.

• Prayers from a Non-Believer: A Story of Faith (2003)
  Every month Julia Cameron receives hundreds of letters and e-mails from people around the world who have read her classic work on developing creativity, The Artist's Way, and who long to engage in further dialogue with her. This book provides Julia's readers with just that intimacy and illumination. Written in the form of letters from a wise, more experienced artist to a young artist who is full of turbulent self-doubt, Letters to a Young Artist echoes the many conversations Cameron has had with artists whose lives she has touched with The Artist's Way.

• God is No Laughing Matter: Observations and Objections on the Spiritual Path (2001)
  In God Is No Laughing Matter, bestselling author Julia Cameron takes a witty, powerfully honest, and irreverent look at the culture of "spirituality" today and offers insight to enable readers to determine their personal spiritual path. The important thing to remember, she says, is that God is both more humorous and more humane than we've been taught.
  
  With her trademark "sparkling prose" (Publishers Weekly), anecdotes, and helpful techniques, Cameron's thought-provoking essays paint the spiritual journey in a refreshingly clear light. Addressing the way in which spiritual "experts" have clouded the message, her book shows readers how to improve concentration and how to make conscious choices that heighten their individual autonomy as well as enrich their lives and their communities.

• God Is Dog Spelled Backwards (2000) with Elizabeth Cameron, Illustrator
  Theo the dog is the cartoon character who first appeared in The Artist's Date Book. Now, in God Is Dog Spelled Backwards he is back to help illuminate and underscore the principles of God Is No Laughing Matter with text by Julia Cameron and illustrations by Elizabeth Cameron Evans. This book is the ideal gift for a friend or loved one making their way on a spiritual journey. It is a lighthearted look at questions, thoughts, and obstacles one may encounter along the path.

• Money Drunk, Money Sober: 90 Days to Financial Freedom (1999) with Mark Bryan
  Unresolved money problems can lead to enormous stress and destroy relationships, careers, and lives. This book offers new perspectives on the real roots of money problems, showing how to dismantle negative family and societal programming about money and how to undo the destructive patterns that sabotage financial success. The authors have created a highly effective, 90-day program -- a solvency primer -- for helping people free themselves from negative family and societal programming and create a prosperity plan for better habits with money.

• The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart (1997)
  Julia draws from her remarkable teaching experience to help readers reach out into ever-broadening creative horizons. As in The Artist's Way, she combines eloquent essays with playful and imaginative experiential exercises to make The Vein of Gold an extraordinary book of learning-through-doing. Inspiring essays on the creative process and more than one hundred engaging and energizing tasks involve the reader in "inner play," leading to authentic growth, renewal, and healing.

Artists Way Series

• The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal (1997)
  The bestselling author of The Artist's Way offers readers the same companion, in which we may discover ourselves, our fears and aspirations, and our life's daily flow. Readers will find privacy, a portable writing room, where our opinions are for our own eyes. Morning Pages prioritize the day, providing clarity and comfort. With an introduction and instructions on how to use this journal, by Julia Cameron, readers will uncover the history of their spirits as they move their hands across the universe of their lives.

• The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon (1999) with Catherine Allen and Mark Bryan
  Adapting their techniques for fostering creativity as a means to spiritual fulfillment for the workplace, the authors have shown that people can thrive at their jobs when they take time to nurture their spirit and listen to their thoughts. The book features psychological guidance, anecdotes, and exercises to assist the reader in sorting out the multitude of happenings, commitments, and choices in one's life.

• The Artist's Date Book: A Companion Volume to The Artist's Way (1999) with Elizabeth Cameron, Illustrator
  In The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron addressed a complex subject in a way that has allowed millions of aspiring and working artists to tap into their own creativity. With her companion book The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal, Cameron focused readers on one of two primary tools in her programs. Now The Artist's Date Book directs readers toward the second tool. Encompassing a year of creativity, with illustrations by Elizabeth Cameron, 365 provocative tasks, and ample inventory space, it is whimsical, inspiring, entertaining, and wise. The book leads readers to involve themselves in daily meetings with their creative self, guiding them to authentic growth, renewal, and confidence.

• Inspirations: Meditations from the Artist's Way (2001)
  The Artist's Way has helped writers, poets, actors, painters, musicians, and creative people from all walks of life find the courage to create-and to make the act of creating a way of life. This collection of meditations and reflections from this groundbreaking work serves as a daily companion and catalyst for inspiration.
  
  Julia Cameron's works reveal that there is a definitive link between creativity and spirituality that can be rekindled and recharged. Inspirations is a powerful resource for fueling the creative spirit.

• The Artist's Way Workbook (2006)
  A life-changing twelve-week program, The Artist's Way, has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. Now, for the first time, fans will have this elegantly designed and user-friendly volume for use in tandem with the book.

• The Complete Artist's Way (2007)
  Now, for the first time, all three of Julia Cameron's twelve-week creativity programs are available in one deluxe volume entitled The Complete Artist's Way. With a new introduction by the author, this beautiful collection offers Cameron's most vital work from the last three decades, in one essential book.
  
  The Complete Artist's Way is filled with wisdom for anyone looking to find inspiration and tap into their creativity. The perfect gift for aspiring artists of all types (including writers, filmmakers, actors, designers, etc) this gorgeous book contains all three volumes of Julia Cameron's trilogy of creative programs, previously available only as separate books. Each of these three titles The Artist's Way, Walking in This World, and Finding Water -- contains a twelve-week program designed to regenerate creativity.

Creative Process Trilogy

1. The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (2002)
   The Artist's Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist's life. Still as vital today-or perhaps even more so-than it was when it was first published one decade ago, it is a powerfully provocative and inspiring work. In a new introduction to the book, Julia Cameron reflects upon the impact of The Artist's Way and describes the work she has done during the last decade and the new insights into the creative process that she has gained. Updated and expanded, this anniversary edition reframes The Artist's Way for a new century.

2. Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity (2003)
   In this sequel to her international bestseller The Artist's Way, Julia Cameron presents the next step in her course of discovering and recovering the creative self. Part Two in an amazing journey toward discovering our human potential, this book shows readers how to inhabit the world with a sense of wonder. Full of valuable new strategies and techniques for breaking through difficult creative ground, this is a profoundly inspired work by the leading authority on the subject of creativity.

3. Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance (2006)
   This third book in Julia Cameron's bestselling trilogy on the creative process-beginning with The Artist's Way and Walking in This World-offers guidance on weathering the periods in an artist's life when inspiration appears to have run dry.
   
   Julia Cameron presents a new twelve-week program for addressing those periods in an artist's life when inspiration is lacking. Finding Water offers advice and wisdom about tackling the most challenging issues an artist faces, such as:

   • making the decision to begin a new project;

   • persevering when a new approach to your art does not bear immediate fruit;

   • staying focused when other parts of your life threaten to distract you from your art; and

   • spotting possibilities for artistic inspiration in the most unlikely places.

   This powerful new installment in Cameron's groundbreaking body of work on the creative process will guide readers to discover enduring inspiration-it will lead them to water.

Prayer Trilogy

1. Heart Steps: Prayers and Declarations for a Creative Life (1997)
   This book is intended to renew faith in our lives as creative tapestries where we often toil without seeing the beauty of the emerging pattern. By focusing on the inherent creativity in our lives, Heart Steps works to breathe renewal and resilience into the creative spirit. the book is ideal as a daily prayer companion or as a form of spiritual water during quiet times--a sip at a time restores balance to the thirsty heart. Faith in our own creative powers brings us to faith in a benevolent Creator.

2. Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life (1998)
   This prayer book focuses the reader on the value of a grateful heart. It expresses the conviction that there is an inner good in all that we experience, even in the most difficult and trying times. It gently teaches us that we need to be even more conscious of God's benevolent wisdom when our lives are in a period of turbulence and difficulty. Small enough for a pocket or pocketbook, Blessings can be used as lessons during quiet times or read as a breather.

3. Transitions: Prayers and Declarations for a Changing Life (1999)
   This book aims at helping readers to walk through change and apparent loss. It is the prayer book for facing down tough, even seemingly insurmountable challenges that come to us in all our walk through the human experience. The prayers of Transitions are prayers for a troubled heart--used in a nightly quiet time, or to face the challenges of the day. Here are comfort and consolation for the heartfelt pain we all must endure in times of change.

• Answered Prayers (2004)
  This enlightening companion to Julia Cameron's bestselling Prayers Trilogy (Blessings, Heart Steps, Transitions) is for anyone who has yearned for a more spiritual life, for anyone who has felt that their prayers have gone unheard. In this luminous book God answers our prayers with a prayer of His own: it is His greatest wish that we recognize the divine grace and goodness present within all of us.

Right to Write Series

• The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life (1999)
  What if everything we have been taught about learning to write was wrong? In The Right to Write, Julia Cameron's most revolutionary book, the author asserts that conventional writing wisdom would have you believe in a false doctrine that stifles creativity.
  
  With the techniques and anecdotes in The Right to Write, readers learn to make writing a natural, intensely personal part of life. Cameron's instruction and examples include the details of the writing processes she uses to create her own bestselling books. She makes writing a playful and realistic as well as a reflective event. Anyone jumping into the writing life for the first time and those already living it will discover the art of writing is never the same after reading The Right to Write.

• The Writer's Life: Insights from The Right to Write (2001)
  In her groundbreaking book The Right to Write, Julia Cameron dismantled the mythology surrounding the writing life in our culture. Tackling issues such as time, mood, inspiration, and support, she revealed that writing is in fact a natural-and crucial-part of life. Questions of how, when, and why yielded to the virtual tool kit of strategies, tips, and tools she provides in this extremely valuable book. With The Writer's Life, Cameron's pivotal insights and pointers are distilled in a tiny, portable companion that will help readers lead a writer's life more easily, joyfully, and powerfully.

Poetry

• Prayers for the Little Ones (1999)
  A collection of forty-eight rhyming prayers arranged in three categories, prayers for young children, prayers for school children, and multi-faith religious prayers that address specific spiritual traditions.

• Prayers to the Nature Spirits (1999)
  The bestselling author of The Artist's Way awakens the creativity in readers with an imaginative book that provides 48 rhyming poems/prayers and accompanying art specific to the individual poem/prayer.

Other

See also:

• Biography - Julia Cameron
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