You’re probably familiar with Julia Cameron’s excellent book, The Artist’s Way. In an interview in Scientific American, she reveals:
“When I first gave the manuscript for The Artist’s Way to my literary agent at William Morris, she said, ‘Oh, Julia, no one is going to be interested in this.’ So Mark Bryan and I self-published the book by photocopying it at a little communist bookstore and selling a few copies at a time.”
It has become one of the all-time best-seller in its category.
She adds: “Emma Lively and I have been working for eight years on a musical that is only now getting its lucky break. You have to put up with dry spells and keep creating in the face of them.”
Robert Epstein, visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego, said, “You have to learn not to fear failure and even to rejoice in it. When I’m failing, I say to myself, “I’m in good company. I’m in the company of some of the most creative and productive people in the world.” (You can read more on how to unleash your creativit here --and for monthly tips on how to be more creative and productive, sign up for my free Brainstorm e-bulletin.Just send an email request to [email protected] now.)