Fearless Creating

Widely regarded as a modern classic, Fearless Creating has taken its place among the greats of creativity literature. As the best work available on the stages of the creative process, the anxieties associated with each stage, and the strategies for dealing with creative challenges, this beloved book of immense value to new generations of creatives and to everyone who writes, paints, composes, or engages in any creative pursuit.

Carefully guiding readers through the stages of the creative process-nurturing the wish to create, choosing your next subject, starting to work, persisting in the work, completing the work, and showing the work-Dr. Maisel provides readers with a clear picture of what's required as a creative and new hope for overcoming creative blocks, realizing artistic dreams, and succeeding in the arts.

As the author of more than twenty books for creatives, among them Affirmations for Artists and Coaching the Artist Within, as the founder of the profession of creativity coaching, and as a diplomat coach who trains coaches nationally and internationally, Dr. Maisel knows this territory-and shares his vast experience with new and seasoned creative alike.

With an understanding that could only be gained through decades of working with creatives in all the disciplines, and from his own experience as the author of more than fifty books, Dr. Maisel guides readers past the pitfalls that appear at each stage of the creative process. By engaging with Dr. Maisel's exercises and following his suggestions and advice, readers will emerge with renewed hope and confidence and with the tools needed to start and complete their creative work, meet the challenges of the creative life, and live life as a fearless creator.

“Fearless Creating is an audacious book, broad and exhilarating in scope, clear and compelling in description. If bravely followed, it will be of great service to artists.”
—Peter London, No More Secondhand Art

“This book generates an ecstatic inspiration to create. The fresh immediacy of language, the cogent suggestions, and Eric Maisel’s respectful human awareness, all pay consummate tribute to artists.”
—Peggy Salkind, professor of piano and psychology, San Francisco Conservatory of Music

“Fearless Creating is about the tremendous power of passion and the challenge of bearing it. A gutsy workbook on the conniptions of commitment and the dignity of daring.”
—Gregg Levoy, Callings

“A real ‘hands-on’ book, with unique ideas designed to stir your muse. You can’t not create after just starting to read it.”
—Evelyn Virshup, Right Brain People in a Left Brain World

“Maisel knows about anxiety, knows about the tightrope walk between spontaneity and discipline in the creative act. This exuberant book has much to offer the aspiring creator.”
—Victoria Nelson, On Writer’s Block

Eric Maisel, PhD, is the author of more than 50 books in the areas of creativity, psychology, coaching, mental health, and cultural trends. He is a psychotherapist and the founder of the creativity coach profession, regularly working with lawyers, doctors, scientists, writers, painters, businesspeople, and folks from every walk of life. They include folks settled in a profession as well as folks struggling to find an outlet for their intelligence and looking for work that will allow them to be as smart as they are. They include individuals who are successful in their careers and those who, because of the realities of the marketplace, struggle to achieve success. And through his books, they could include you.Sought after as an expert in his field, Dr. Maisel regularly contributes to Mad in America, writes a monthly print column for Professional Artist Magazine, and writes the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog for Psychology Today. He has been the keynote speaker at many conferences and leads Deep Writing workshops worldwide.Dr. Maisel currently resides in Walnut Creek, California. Visit him at

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