The Sound of Paper

by Julia Cameron

  one hour and take pen to page, going back to the

  beginning of your life and listing any and all cre­

  ative accomplishments. This tool, used by Arts

  Anonymous, a 12-step program for artists, is very

  powerful.

  Epilogue

  I am back in New York. The return drive cross-country was uneventful, but the entry into New York was an adventure. I changed apartments, from my Riverside Drive perch to one with city views. My writing desk now looks out across brownstones, down avenues where passersby duck their heads under shiny black umbrellas while a cold late-autumn rain stings their skin. The leaves have turned and the season is turning. On my morning walks, a light mist rises from the reservoir in Central Park. The maple leaves underfoot are lightly frosted. Tiny plumes of steamy breath puff up from my cocker spaniel's muzzle. It is good to be back. It is my hope that you have enjoyed your time spent with this small book. Cre­ativity is an ongoing process. We can always become both larger and stronger. It is my hope that you will consider yourself on an open-ended adventure. I think of myself as a companion on the trail.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Julia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years. She is the author of nineteen books, fiction and nonfiction, includ­ing The Artists Way, Walking in This World, The Vein of Gold, and The Right to Write, her best-selling works on the creative process. A novel­ist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, Cameron divides her time between Manhattan and the high deserts of New Mexico.