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Shawn Coyne: Hi and welcome to Part Five of The War of Art Mini-Course. My name is Shawn Coyne and I am the publisher of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. All right. Let’s say we understand that everything we’ve talked about in these first four episodes. We know what Resistance is. We understand its own presence in our own lives. We’ve seen how it’s beaten us into submission in the past. We totally understand overcoming and combating it by “turning pro” and we understand how important it is to master our own craft. So at that point, where…
Read MoreShawn Coyne: Hello and welcome to Part Four of The War of Art Mini-Course. My name is Shawn Coyne and I am the publisher of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Okay, so now we’ve got our mindset. We’re going to “turn pro.” We’re going to put aside all of our amateur ways and really take the professional point of view. What does that mean really, like practically? What role does craft play in the creative life? How important is storytelling really? Are there central principles of the craft to grab onto and keep us treading water when Resistance doubles…
Read MoreShawn Coyne: Welcome to Part Three of The War of Art Mini-Course. My name is Shawn Coyne and I am the publisher of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Okay. We’ve defined our internal creative problem. We know that there is a nasty force out there determined to keep us from doing what we should be doing. It’s called Resistance. So how do we deal with this thing?
Read MoreShawn Coyne: Welcome to Part Two of The War of Art Mini-Course. My name is Shawn Coyne and I am the publisher of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. In the last episode, Steve and I discussed the concept of Resistance and of how it plagues all creative enterprise. Now let’s explore the idea even further. As the Dalai Lama says,”The enemy is a great teacher.” So this is Episode Two of The War of Art Mini-Course, “Defining the enemy.”
Read MoreShawn Coyne: Hi and welcome to The War of Art Mini-Course. My name is Shawn Coyne and I am the longtime publisher of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Now, before I bring Steve in to discuss the big ideas behind the book, I’d love to give you some context. Number one: To date, The War of Art has sold 613,752 copies in the United States alone. Number two: The War of Art is that rare kind of book that has been both what publishers like to call frontlist bestseller—and that means it’s been on all the traditional bestseller…
Read MoreThe War of Art Mini-Course Begin today Start with this War of Art [27-minute] mini-course. It’s free.
Read MoreShawn Coyne and I have been really dumb in the way we operate this blog and Shawn’s www.storygrid.com. We keep giving stuff away that we should be “monetizing.” Here we go again (actually Shawn is the main Dumb Guy behind this) with a five-part free mini-course based on Shawn’s wonderful book The Story Grid, about the craft of story editing. Click here to stream all five parts. Each video is about ten-twelve minutes long. Trust me, they are definitely binge-worthy. Okay. What is this mini-course exactly? Well, when Shawn brought out The Story Grid a few months ago, he was…
Read MoreI will write the Great American Novel by the time I’m 18. I will write the Great American Novel. I will write a novel. I will write. Between ages 14 and 40, my goals changed dramatically, from starting with the heavy weights to lifting manageable weights every day. I was reminded of this when I read Steve’s post “Thinking in Blocks of Time,” which is among the articles included as additional reading in part three of The War of Art Mini-Course. In the article, Steve talks about returning from a vacation and gearing up to get back to work. The…
Read MoreWe’re a week into the launch of the new site and The War of Art Mini-Course. The course is on the house, so check it out and let us know what you think. And now back to our regularly-scheduled programming . . . Herewith, the ongoing serialization of The Artist’s Journey (if you missed any previous installments, scroll down through the previous posts immediately below): 7. A GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE In the mythology of the hero’s journey, the hero at the conclusion of her ordeal returns home safely from her wanderings. But she does not arrive empty-handed. She…
Read MoreFriends and members, welcome to our re-designed site! Explore a little and you’ll discover a free five-part War of Art mini-series. This is brand-new, read by me. Each section is about five minutes long. The audio is a sort of intro to the principles of Resistance and the idea of Turning Pro. Click here to sign up and we’ll shoot it straight to your Inbox. Don’t be scared of the new site. It’s made for ease of access to all the resources we’ve been putting in place over the past few years. And now … back to our ongoing serialization…
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Start with this War of Art [27-minute] mini-course. It's free. The course's five audio lessons will ground you in the principles and characteristics of the artist's inner battle.