I really have to get back to working on that critical analysis of The Artist's Way. That means re-reading the book with a notebook on hand to look at things like how the book is put together physically, how easy it is to read on the basis of the type font used, and dissecting the language of the book. It is going to be a big task but I am not planning on getting it done in a week. I have to review what I have already posted about it and see how far I have gotten into the book.
It is a good book for ideas and inspiration. Some of the techniques that the author shares are pretty useful. At the same time, it has problematic elements that need to be addressed. I want to be as fair and balanced in how I address the book as I can be. I have found it to be helpful and I regularly reference it when I get stuck in my artistic efforts. At the same time, I can't ignore the problems and just blithely say it will work for anyone.
I did that in my initial post about it and I feel badly about that. I have to acknowledge that post was made in a rush of enthusiasm for how it was helpful for me overcoming my writer's block. It has more to it than what I gushed about. This critical analysis is going to dissect the book into it's parts and put things into context. My hope is that with that analysis I can make the book more accessible to others and (if something wild happens) influence a future edition of the book to address the problematic elements in it. Because I truly believe that Ms. Cameron wanted to help her readers and wanted this book to be accessible to as many people as possible.
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