What's Your Creative Type?: Harness the Power of Your Artistic Personality
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The greatest creators in human history—from Mozart to Meryl Streep, Jackson Pollock to Jay-Z—don't just have talent—they also understand their motivations for pursuing art. What's Your Creative Type?helps artists do the same in a fun and witty way. Stepping away from the hyper-focus on howpeople create, What's Your Creative Type?instead explores why. By identifying your creative motivation type, you'll be able to find renewed energy, overcome creative blocks, and release the artist within.
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Drawing from creativity theory and personality typology, each chapter of the book is devoted to a creative type, from the A-Lister seeking recognition to the Activist who wants to change the world. What's Your Creative Type?is peppered with pop-culture studies of famous artists and illustrates each type with entertaining examples from legendary figures.
Whether you're a seasoned artist or writer in search of inspiration or simply looking to explore your budding creative talents and motivations, What's Your Creative Type?has fresh and reliable advice and insight for you.
"A fun, inspiring, and practical trip through our own psyches."
—Scott Barry Kaufman, author of Wired to Create
"The stories of famous creators are compelling and the lessons learnt can illuminate for you a path to unfold the magic of your unique creative potential."—Sanjiv Chopra, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, author, and speaker
"Meta Wagner's book proves that self-discovery can be a real pleasure: lively yet insightful, practical and compassionate, it's a must-read for creatives of all ages."—Camille DeAngelis, author of Life Without Envy: Ego Management for Creative People
"The author, Meta Wagner, is brilliant with this topic! An early read showed a great balance between meaningful academia, total fun, and extraordinary tools for self-examination."
—Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Widow of Wall Street
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