The War Of Art - August Book Club
Let's break through the blocks and inner creative battles together!
Hello everyone!
Book club is about to kick off it’s second month and the book is one i’ve heard so much about from fellow creatives.
This month we are reading…
The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield
Steven promises that this book will help you to break through blocks and win your creative battles - sounds good to me!
Lord knows I have many blocks and battles when it comes to my creativity so I’m hoping there will be many lessons in this book that we can all takeaway.
I had this on my list of books I wanted to read and cover in the book club and then it literally came to me a few days later on the shelf of a thrift store for $2! I took it as a sign and turns out many of you already own this book but are yet to read it so let’s do that together in August.
“Creative work is…a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got” Steven Pressfield
The above quote form the author of this book really speaks to me and echos the message I try and bring across online to other creatives who might be feeling scared or unable to share their work with the world.
Flipping through it seems set out in nice little chunks so I think it will be a fairly easy read which is nice if you often read at the end of the day like me and maybe aren’t firing on all cylinders but still want to feel inspired and stay off your screens!
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Next week I’ll be sharing my thoughts on this month’s book “Create Dangerously” by Albert Camus so if you are in book club already I hope you’ve nearly finished and are ready for that.
Love Lucy xx