(This is kind of off-topic, but when I hear people talking up The Artist's Way, I always make a point of recommending a lesser-known book that I much prefer: Fearless Creating by Eric Maisel. For my taste, Cameron's book is too desperately spiritual and recovery-groupy; the exercises aren't consistently well-designed, and she seems to assume that the one and only block creative people suffer from is the memory of being criticized, if not abused, in childhood. I find Maisel both more psychologically acute and more practical. Another very practical-minded book about achieving things is The Magic Lamp: Goal Setting for People Who Hate Setting Goals by Keith Ellis.)
