Book Review: The Muse is In: An Owner’s Manual to Your Creativity
May 12th, 2013 by Morna
The Muse is In: An Owner’s Manual to Your Creativity
Jill Badonsky
Running Press Book Publishers; $18
I had so much fun with this book. The author, Jill Badonsk is a creativity coach and artist, and you are bound to find something to grasp onto in this reference book. She starts with getting in the right frame of mind, ways to power up your creativity and some tools to think about your creativity. She also talks about troubleshooting, you know, how to attack those niggling little ways you hold yourself back. I found lots of nuggets on every single page.
The second half of the book offers day-by-day “maintenance” with prompts or quotes to get your creative juices flowing. For example, today’s prompt is to “modify the meaning of R.I.P.” Two examples she offers are “raucously instigate passion” and “romanced inner passion,” from a member of her writing club.
You don’t need to start on page one or even read the book cover to cover. Rather just open it to any page and you’ll probably find a little gem to get you unstuck and rev up your creativity.
Look for the book at your favorite quilt or book retailer. Here’s a link to Amazon if you would like to learn more about the book.
