Mastering Creative Anxiety: Twenty-Four Lessons For Writers, Painters, Musicians, and Actors from America's Foremost Creativity Coach

In his decades as a psychotherapist and
creativity coach, Eric Maisel has found a common thread behind what
often gets labeled “writer’s block,” “procrastination,” or “stage
fright.” It’s the particular anxiety that, paradoxically, keeps creators
from doing, completing, or sharing the work they are driven toward.
This “creative anxiety” can take the form of avoiding the work,
declaring it not good enough, or failing to market it — and it can
cripple creators for decades, even lifetimes. But Maisel has learned
what sets successful creators apart. He shares these strategies here,
including artist-specific stress management; how to work despite bruised
egos, day jobs, and other inevitable frustrations; and what not
to do to deal with anxiety. Implementing these 24 lessons replaces the
pain of not creating with the profound rewards of free artistic
self-expression.

* Practical insights and proven techniques for overcoming the challenges and fears that plague creators of every kind
* Teaching tales that convey effective approaches to creating fearlessly and abundantly