A review by katiegilley
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

2.0

There were some great quotes in here (I've shared my Kindle highlights on Goodreads), but I didn't enjoy this overall. In its favor: it was a fast read, some of his advice was solid (show up to do the work), and he tried to be funny. What didn't work for me: this guy is full of bologna (no offense, Mr. Pressfield). I was hanging on by a thread through most of this book, but he completely lost me when he proposed that people get cancer because they're being attacked by their unfulfilled destinies and they'd be cured if they just did what they were born to do. At that point, I couldn't even try to take anything else seriously.

If you're looking for writing inspiration, stick with Bird by Bird, The Writing Life, and Writing Down the Bones.