The 'Normalcy' of writing every day

 

“Ithink we have a great deal of mythology around writing. We believe that only afew people can really do it. I wrote a book called 'The Right to Write.' In it,I argued that all of us have the capacity to write. That it's as normal towrite as it is to speak.” – Julia Cameron

Cameron, born on this date in 1948, has been a teacher, author, artist, poet,playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer and journalist.  Led by her best-selling book The Artist's Way, she has written a remarkable 35nonfiction books, 2 novels, 6 plays and 4 books of poetry.  She also has written many short stories,essays and screenplays.  Her latest book is 2023's Write for Life:  A Toolkit for Writers.

“I grew up (in Chicago) in what you might call arelentlessly creative household,” she said. “We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough toget us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us,'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as thoughcreativity was completely normal.”
Her writing career startedat the Washington Post before she movedover to Rolling Stone.  She married film director MartinScorsese but after a fairly    tumultuous marriage, they divorced but maintained aclose relationship, including collaborating on several films.

“I have learned, as a rule of thumb,never to ask whether you can do something,” she said about her successful writingand teaching career.  “Say, instead, thatyou are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable thingsfollow.“