Is there a spiritual element to creativity? Hell, yes. Our mightiest ally (our indispensable ally) is belief in something we cannot see, hear, touch, taste, or feel.

When we are succeeding - that is, when we have begun to overcome our self-doubt and self-sabotage, when we are advancing in our craft and evolving to a higher level - that's when panic strikes. When we experience panic, it means that we're about to cross a threshold. We're poised on the doorstep of a higher plane.

We show up. We do our best. Good things happen.

I wrote in the War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.

Don't cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got.

...she (the artist, the writer) doesn't wait for inspiration, she acts in the anticipation of its apparition.

Traditional publishers will be dominant, and they should be because they really do assure quality. But eBooks, which are huge already, are going to eclipse everything. They will save traditional publishing the way DVDs saved movie studios (for a while) and they'll greatly expand the number of readers.