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Clare,

I love THE ARTIST'S WAY and have read it twice. Most recently last year, and I think I ended the twelve weeks in the fall. The second time around I purchased the accompanying journal, where I diligently wrote my three morning pages a day.

I still do that, but I have struggled to maintain the weekly "artist's date." I think I've only done that a handful of times. I'm not sure why. Maybe I don't consciously attribute my alone time as my artist's date, I don't know. But it's something to think about, and when I did the book the second time, I did think how lovely it would be to go through it as part of a community. So I am glad you are offering that!

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Thank you so much Jeannie. 💕

If you're open to it, I'd love for you to weigh in on your experiences throughout the coming months. Even if you're not doing it at the same time as us, I bet you've got a lot of wisdom and insights to share and I'd really love to read them!

I hear you on The Artist's Dates - I struggled with them too. For me, I think it was something about the flexibility of the process. Having to choose something new each week and find the time for it made it trickier to prioritise. But hopefully, I'll have more artist dates this time around!

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I’d be happy to weigh in, Clare! I keep up with your essays in my inbox, so I’m sure I’ll have a comment to share. :)

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Amazing! I'm excited that you'll be part of this Jeannie 💕

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Happy to participate, Clare!

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I loved seeing this show up in my email, because I just found a copy of The Artist’s Way in my nearest Little Free Library! Can’t wait to take this journey.

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It's a sign!

I'm so delighted that you're going to be part of this Lizzy! I can't wait to get started, and see what we might uncover 💕

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I've been eyeballing the copy on my bedside table recently. The last time I tried to get through it, I didn't make it all the way. Maybe this is a sign to get back into it with some cool people alongside me! 🤔

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I'd love for you to join us Kaitlyn. I didn't complete The Artist's Way, until I did it in community with other people. That was the key for me. As well as being a little more gentle with myself. I was being too hard on myself and it extinguished all the joy and play from the experience.

Anyway, we'd love to welcome you if it feels right for you! 💕

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This is really inspiring, Clare! Being gentle with myself was definitely how I made it as far as I did, but I think the community piece will get me to the end.

Thank you 🫶

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💕💕 Thanks Kaitlyn. Hopefully we can continue this conversation through The Artist's Way - I'm so excited to get started!

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It's been many years since I did the Artist's Way, but I think I have been yearning for it without realizing it until now. I used to create all the time but have only gone through periodically artful times since becoming a parent. In more recent years I've discovered that I could make art with less time and space. Now in burnout, I am often waiting for inspiration that never comes, but I keep trying to remind myself that the inspiration will find me if I just open the door! I also know that I could really lean into a community about it right now too...so voilà, here is the answer to all that! Thank you Clare!!

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Thanks for sharing this. It was interesting to read how your creativity and creative work has ebbed and flowed over the years. That's been the same for me. Sometimes, I've got capacity for it. And other times, I just.... don't.

It'd be great to welcome you to some of our Artist Way conversations if you'd like to join us. Folks are very welcome to dip in and out however serves them best, so consider it an open invitation 💕 🙃

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Hi, I'd love to join. I recently bought the book, I did morning pages for several years, but that was probably 6-7 years ago and I never followed through all the steps. I want to start again, to help me recover after a difficult breakup, and I need outer accountability.

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I'd love for you to join us, Liza. Can't wait to get started 💕

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I am so keen for this!

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Hooray! Welcome aboard Val. Can't wait to get started 💕

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This sounds amazing Clare! Like you, I first reached for The Artist’s Way when I was in the fog of grief and simply didn’t have capacity to give it the energy it needed. I would love to join in with this more sustainable approach!

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Thrilled that you'll be joining us, Ingrid. I'm excited to get started 💕

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Yes! This is brilliant! I've long held a desire to do this book within a group setting. I love your format for bringing it together!

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Amazing! I'm so excited to share this adventure with you, Charli 💕

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Hi Clare, I did the Artist's Way last year with two friends online. We met every Monday at 7pm and took turns facilitating. I think we all got a lot from it. It's very deep work. It has changed my relationship with creativity and, I feel, as a result, I'm now drawing, singing as well as writing. I struggle with the Artist's Dates too, seems a lot of us do. I'd like to join please 🙏

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Great! We'd love to have you 💕

I found the Artist's Way to be an incredibly powerful experience too, and I'm really looking forward to sharing that with this community. Can't wait to get started! 🙃

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I love how gentle your approach is. The rigidity is what always put me off. I hope to be able to join parts of this.

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Amazing. It'd be great to have you Leigh 💕

And yes, I think the rigidity of the process is offputting for a lot of people. 12 weeks is a huge commitment, and we all have busy live. I'm hoping this experience will feel a little more creatively sustainable. I can't wait to get started!

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Hi Clare! I love seeing how you adapt TAW. I'm kinda tempted? Although I really don't know if I'll have the time. I'm curious about how that would work: will there be a group space for the participants to exchange about their experiences? Occasional meetings?

I do miss the artist's dates.

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Yay Albe! I would love you to join us. I think of what you said about the Broke Ass Artist's Way all the time. 🤣

There will be a group space for folks to chat/cheer/comisserate/anything else every Friday. I'm going to do a poll to see if people would like to gather virtually to chat about their experiences too, though I know that might be tricky with timezones etc. I'm also gonna write about my experiences in real time, so I'm hoping it'll feel like you have some company through this process.

Even if you just dip in and out and prioritise the artist's dates, I think it could be a lot of fun! 💕

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Thank you Anyakara. I think this is going to be a special creative journey for me too. I've been deeply grieving our sweet cat Budino and as the Spring flowers begin to pop up their colourful heads, I feel ready for a fresh start. I hope you'll come along for some of our exploration. It'd be so great to have you 💕

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