Creating a Life Worth Living

by Lloyd, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780060952433
• ISBN10: 0060952431
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-19
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

This 12-week program focuses on the unique needs of artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, and anyone with creative aspirations. "Creating a Life Worth Living" contains specific exercises and daily tasks which help readers clarify desires and create a tangible plan for realizing dreams.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi	(2)
Introduction	xiii
PART 1: The Dive	1	(46)
1 Ecstatic Task: The Daily Action	3	(23)
Interview with David Lloyd, painter	19	(7)
2 Stoking the Coals: Idea Profusion	26	(21)
Interview with The Monk Brothers, publishers, vagabonds, writers	37	(10)
PART 2: The Dig	47	(106)
3 Excavating the Future: Searching Memory for Inspiration and Information	49	(14)
Interview with Eric Mc Dougall, entrepreneur and creative producer	57	(6)
4 Kaleidoscope of Creativity: Understanding Your Artistic Profile	63	(31)
Interview with Mary Gaitskill, novelist and short-story writer	86	(8)
5 Neglected Needs: Time, Money, and Desire	94	(22)
Interview with Michael Lehmann, filmmaker	107	(9)
6 The Drudge We Do for Dollars: Day Jobs	116	(37)
Interview with Raz Kennedy, musician, singer, vocal coach	144	(9)
PART 3: The Design	153	(72)
7 The Long and Winding Roads: Exploring Your Possible Futures	155	(20)
Interview with Lynn Gordon, inventor and designer	168	(7)
8 Goals: The Art You Give Yourself	175	(22)
Interview with Loretta Staples, designer and entrepreneur	189	(8)
9 A Map to the Moon: Planning Your Project	197	(28)
Interview with Chris Wink, performance artist	220	(5)
PART 4: The Doing	225	(74)
10 Magic at Work: Designing Your Daily Process	227	(27)
Interview with Jonathan Lethem, novelist	248	(6)
11 Building a Bridge You Can Jump On: Support Structures	254	(22)
Interview with Bill Rauch, theater director	270	(6)
12 Swimming in the Darkness: Pursuing the Creative Life	276	(23)
Interview with Meredith Monk, composer, choreographer, filmmaker, performer	292	(7)
Spot Profiles of Innovators and Artists
Dennis Dun, actor	12
Keith Johnstone, teacher	29
Sara Shelton Mann, choreographer	52
Adam Beckman, cinematographer	73
Sallie Tisdale, writer	101
Dan Perkins, cartoonist	119
R. J. Cutler, filmmaker, producer, director	157
Ariel Gore, writer	176
Margaret Jenkins, choreographer	217
Beth Custer, composer	230
Adlai Alexander, guitarist	264
Joe Goode, choreographer	282
Selected Bibliography	299
Index	301