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    <body><![CDATA[I've been reading a number of books dealing with the themes tackled in COACHING THE ARTIST WITHIN: artist fears, doubts, anxiety, blocks, stalled projects, etc. Maisel's book is a wonderful addition to my growing keeper shelf of books to reconnect with when the creative life becomes too much to bear...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54151025">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting creativity book.  While I enjoyed reading it and did learn a number of new things, this was more theoretical than get-your-hands-dirty.  Too many exercises involved journaling about the chapter topic, and the instructions for creating a life purpose statement were very shallow compared t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69073209">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It turns out that <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Coaching the Artist Within" title="Coaching the Artist Within">Coaching the Artist Within</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Eric Maisel" title="Eric Maisel">Eric Maisel</a> is not the kind of book that you read, reflect on how much you enjoyed it, then stick it somewhere on a shelf of favorites. For writers, actors, artists, musicians, and others who are serious about their creative pursuits, it's the kind of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3689569">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting concept - being your own creative self-coach.  I only gave it 3 stars as it contained a number of mental exercises (some using paper and pencil), and I sometimes feel these type of exercises ineffective.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Basically, a self-help book for artists of all kinds.  It's good in terms of revisiting why we create and how do we handle the pressures of a creative life.]]></body>
    
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