Books on writing and the struggle of being creative or being

>the struggle of being creative or being a creator

What struggle?

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>>8930865
Don't know about you anon, but I have periods when I feel what I've done is a pile of shit, others were I have an euphoria drive that lasts for a few days, average days and so on.

I think it's pretty common by looking at how much time some people have dedicated though history to understand and write about the creative process and how to develop art, what's art, what role plays the receiver on all this, etc

>>8930927
You sound 14.

Whatever "periods" you have of depression or mania aren't struggle but self-inflicted posturing.

>>8930944

>You sound 14.

not that anon but you're posturing even as you say this. good one, m8.

>>8930944
Said the man devoid of passion, pursing his unkissable lips against the bitter dregs at the bottom of a cup of life that did not satisfy him.

>>8930953

you know what you both sound like tossers actually.

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>>8930944
Wow, what the fuck /lit/. I don't think I played the 'depressive/maniac' role on my post. Either did I look for pitty or attention. Calm down.

As I mentioned, I think it's a pretty common thing. You can't be all days 200% creative and happy, all thoughts flowing and feeling happy, either you should be pittying yourself the rest of the time. But those periods happen.

I just wanted to know of works of people who had gone through this, coped with those feelings and wrote about it, as you can see with the authors I mentioned and, basically, as you can see on any interview with a writer, painter, director, etc.

Also, any books on thoughts about the creative process that are not self-help BS and magic recipes, as abovementioned, are pretty welcome as well.

>>8930998
A Confederacy of Dunces and this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFqOpkBRLDs should help you out.

>>8931013
Don't know if you're being ironic, but thanks. Had Confederacy of Dunces on the back burner list so I'll start with it soon.

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>>8930853
John Gardner's The Art of Fiction and On Becoming a Novelist might interest you.

Anne Lammott's Bird by Bird is kind of this.

Art and Fear is often mentioned in these circles.

But what you want, OP, is Moon and Sixpence. Transformative. Just read it.

>>8930853
The Recognitions
J R
The New York Trilogy

>>8930944
>You sound 14

The 14 year-old's favourite catchphrase.

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>>8931241
>>8931248
Look great. Have this wonderful ass in exchange.

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>>8930853
Bump before letting the thread die.