Julia B. Cameron (born March 4, 1948Floor Sample, by Julia Cameron, (Tarcher, 2006; ), a memoir) is an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist. She is best known for her book ''

The Artist's Way ''The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity'' is a 1992 self-help book by American author Julia Cameron. The book was written to help people with artistic creative recovery, which teaches techniques and exercises to assist people ...

'' (1992). She also has written many other non-fiction works, short stories, and essays, as well as novels, plays, musicals, and screenplays.

Biography

Julia Cameron was born in

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, a suburb of Chicago, and raised

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. She was the second oldest of seven children. She started college at

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before transferring to

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. She wrote for ''

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'' and then ''

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''. She met

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while on assignment for '' Oui Magazine''. They married in 1976 and divorced a year later in 1977. They have one daughter, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, born in 1976. The marriage ended after Scorsese began seeing Liza Minnelli while the three of them were working on ''

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''. Cameron and Scorsese collaborated on three films. Her memoir ''Floor Sample'' details her descent into alcoholism and drug addiction, which induced blackouts, paranoia and psychosis. In 1978, reaching a point in her life when writing and drinking could no longer coexist, Cameron stopped abusing drugs and alcohol, and began teaching creative unblocking, eventually publishing the book based on her work: ''The Artist's Way''. At first she sold Xeroxed copies of the book in a local bookstore before it was published by TarcherPerigee in 1992. She contends that creativity is an authentic spiritual path. Cameron has taught filmmaking, creative unblocking, and writing. She has taught at The Smithsonian, Esalen, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and the New York Open Center. At

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, she was writer in residence for film. In 2008 she taught a class at the New York Open Center, ''The Right to Write,'' named and modeled after one of her bestselling books, which reveals the importance of writing. Cameron has lived in

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, and

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She lives in

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Works

Nonfiction

* ''Living the Artist's Way: An Intuitive Path to Greater Creativity'' (

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, 2024; ) * ''Write for Life: A Toolkit for Writers'' (Profile Books, 2023) * ''Seeking Wisdom: A Spiritual Path to Creative Connection (A Six-Week Artist's Way Program)'' (

, 2021) * ''The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention'' (St. Martin's Press, 2021) * ''It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond'' ( Tarcher, 2016) * ''The Artist's Way for Parents: Raising Creative Children ''(Tarcher/

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, 2013) * ''The Prosperous Heart: Creating a Life of "Enough" '' (Tarcher/Hay House, 2011; ) * ''Faith and Will: Weathering the Storms in Our Spiritual Lives'' (Tarcher, 2010; ) * ''The Creative Life: True Tales of Inspiration'' (Tarcher, 2010) * ''The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living'' (Tarcher, 2009) * ''Prayers to the Great Creator: Prayers and Declarations for a Meaningful Life'' (Tarcher, 2008) * ''The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size'' (Tarcher, 2007; ) * ''Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance'' (Tarcher, 2006; ) * ''Floor Sample'' (Tarcher, 2006; ), a memoir * ''How to Avoid Making Art ''(2006; ), illustrated by Elizabeth Cameron * ''Letters to a Young Artist'' (Tarcher, 2005) * ''The Sound of Paper'' (Tarcher, 2004; Hardcover ) * ''Supplies: A Troubleshooting Guide for Creative Difficulties'' (Tarcher, 2003; Revised & Updated edition ) * ''Walking in this World'' (Tarcher, 2003; Reprint edition ) * ''The Artist's Way, 10th Annv edition'' (Tarcher, 2002; ) * ''Inspirations: Meditations from The Artist's Way'' (Tarcher, 2001; ) * ''God is Dog Spelled Backwards'' (Tarcher, 2000; ) * ''God is No Laughing Matter'' (Tarcher, 2000; ) * ''Supplies: A Pilot's Manual for Creative Flight'' (2000) * ''The Artist's Date Book'' (Tarcher, 1999; ), illustrated by Elizabeth Cameron Evans * ''Money Drunk Money Sober'' (Ballantine Wellspring, 1999; ) * ''The Writing Life'' ( Sounds True, 1999; ) * ''Transitions'' (Tarcher, 1999; ) * ''The Artist's Way at Work'' (Pan, 1998; ) * ''Blessings'' (Tarcher, 1998; ) * '' The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life'' (Tarcher, 1998; ) * ''Heart Steps'' (Tarcher, 1997; ) * ''The Vein of Gold'' (1997; ) * ''The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal'' (Tarcher, 1995; ) * ''The Money Drunk'' (1993) * ''

'' (1992)

Fiction

* ''Popcorn: Hollywood Stories'' (Really Great Books, 2000; ) * ''The Dark Room'' (Carroll & Graf Pub,1998; )

Musicals

* ''Avalon'' * ''Magellan'' * ''The Medium at Large''

Plays

* ''Four Roses'' * ''Public Lives'' * ''The Animal in the Trees''

Poetry collections

* ''This Earth'' (Sounds True, 1997; ) * ''Prayers for the little ones'' (Renaissance Books, 1999; ) * ''Prayers to the nature spirits'' (Renaissance Books, 1999; ) * ''The Quiet Animal''

Film/TV

* ''

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'' TV (1 episode) * ''God's Will'' (independent movie)

References

External links

*
Julia Cameron Live
official website for Julia Cameron and her online creativity workshops

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