The War Of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
Stephen Pressfield is the author of The Legend of Bagger Vance and historical novels including Gates of Fire. His struggles to earn a living as a writer (it took 17 years to get his first paycheck) are detailed in The War of Art. His excerpt in this book is from Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way. Copyright 2011. Reprinted
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“Why do 99% of people struggle to get past the first mile in their creative projects? How could I join the 1% that actually make things?”
After a decade of introspection, creative attempts and reading, I found an answer that worked for me. Overcoming the barrier to freeform creation has felt like one of the best things that’s happened in my life.
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