The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size » (Reprint)

Considered to be the world's foremost expert on the creative process and the spiritual rewards of creativity, Julia Cameron is the author of twenty-six books including The Artist's Way, Walking in This World, and Finding Water. With combined sales of more than three million copies, her books have been published around the globe. A world-renowned teacher, she speaks regularly to standing-room only audiences.

Now in paperback, Julia Cameron's revolutionary diet plan: Use writing to take off the pounds!

Over the course of the past twenty-five years, Julia Cameron has taught thousands of artists and aspiring artists how to unblock wellsprings of creativity. And time and again she has noticed an interesting thing: Often when her students uncover their creative selves they also undergo a surprising physical transformation— invigorated by their work, they slim down. In The Writing Diet, Cameron illuminates the relationship between creativity and eating to reveal a crucial equation: Creativity can block overeating.

This inspiring weight-loss program directs readers to count words instead of calories, to substitute their writing's “food for thought” for actual food. The Writing Diet presents a brilliant plan for using one of the soul's deepest and most abiding appetites—the desire to be creative—to lose weight and keep it off forever.