Over the years, a close friend and critic (my daughter), has given me several books on the creative process, books by interesting authors she has known, including a self-directed workshop book that promised to make an artist out of me. And all the while sending me messages or thought-o-grams that said “Dad, start writing!” Well, finally, I did!
One of her gifts to me is a book entitled The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield. He’s the guy that wrote “The Legend of Bagger Vance”, my favorite golf tale. I have to admit that my first reaction to receiving Steve’s book was a deep sigh and a roll of my eyes. However, reviewers really like this book, calling it “powerful”, “cogent”, “smart”, “a vital gem”, and, to quote Esquire, “…a kick in the ass.” So, I began to read and started an interesting journey into what causes me to write or not! Continue reading