Creativity can be child’s play says author Julia Cameron

“I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household,” says Julia Cameron, 65, author of the best-selling book on creativity, The Artist’s Way.

“We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us: ‘Don’t you think you’ll need something to fall back on?’ They acted as though creativity was completely normal. As a result, all of us seven children earn our livings by our wits.”

Cameron, pictured below right, is a novelist, screenwriter and poet who was married to film director Martin Scorsese. Published in 1992, The Artist’s Way has sold 4m copies. Would-be writers and artists swear by her methods, which include ‘morning pages’ — writing first thing as a daily meditation.