Courageous Creativity Hb
Courageous Creativity Hb
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Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Annotation: Expert advice and encouragement are paired with exercises to help you face down your fears, let go of expectations, stop comparing yourself to others, and make your art with courage.
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #280618
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 09/29/20
Pages: x, 168 pages
ISBN: 1-506-45915-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-506-45915-8
Dewey: 153.3
LCCN: 2020007386
Dimensions: 23 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

This guide for teens provides tools for living a creative life.Teenagers receive sympathetic inspiration and practical how-to advice on living a creative life and being productive in one's work. The chapters, each of which is further broken down into focused sections, follow the cycle of developing and executing projects, guiding readers through five steps: "Play," "Plan," "Make," "Share," and "Play Again." In each, the author addresses topics such as exploration, setting up your creative space, brainstorming and freewriting, and how and why to pay attention. Readers can learn challenging lessons in setting intentions and planning, dealing with failure, procrastination, self-doubt, and critical feedback. Zarr balances stories from her own life with concrete exercises to put these lessons into practice. The book combines you-can-do-it cheerleading with straight talk about sitting down and getting the work done. With her accessible, confessional tone and hands-on exercises, the author defangs many young artists' deepest and most immobilizing fears while also giving them tools for success. Most importantly, she affirms these feelings and lets teenagers know they are not alone. Notably, Zarr directly addresses readers' different personal circumstances when it comes to the money to fund projects or experience the arts, family encouragement, and access to private space in which to create. Black-and-white illustrations and design elements enhance the text. This inspirational and powerful work affirms readers with the underlying message: Fear not!Inspiring and honest, this smart book offers both compassion and practical instruction. (further reading) (Nonfiction. 12-18)

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 162).
Lexile: 1000L

Being creative takes courage. It can be scary to create something. Before you can even work on your craft, you have to face down the fear of messing up or looking silly, the perfectionism that keeps you from even starting, and the negative voices inside your head that say you don't have anything valuable to offer. Well, you do have something to offer! Being creative is a right, and in this book, National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr will help you get started. Her advice and encouragement are paired with exercises to help you face down your fears, let go of expectations, stop comparing yourself to others, and make your art with courage. A perfect gift for anyone who wants to be creative but doesn't know where to start, or for people who've been doing creativity for a while but want more inspiration, Courageous Creativity will empower readers to express themselves with self-confidence, bravery, and joy.


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