The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameronby Julia Cameron
Shares rank 2 of 4 creativity books by recommenders
Recommended as a practical guide to becoming more creative, built as a 12-week program that people say worked in subtle but powerful ways.
Recommended as a practical guide to becoming more creative, built as a 12-week program that people say worked in subtle but powerful ways.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Guide to becoming more creative
“is an excellent guide to become more creative and expressive”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain” Structured 12-week creativity recovery program
“it's basically a 12 week "recovery" program for creativity”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “The Act and the Outcome of Creation” Effective in subtle, powerful ways
“it was effective in subtle and powerful ways”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Inspired people to start the practice
“I started doing this too after reading The Artists Way by Julia Cameron”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “The surprising power of daily rituals”
Other creativity books people recommend
The three most recommended other creativity books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Creative Actby Rick Rubin | 6 | 1 | 86% | 5 | — | — |
| The Artist's Wayby Julia CameronThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Improby Keith Johnstone | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Art & Fearby David Bayles and Ted Orland | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it was effective in subtle and powerful ways”
“is an excellent guide to become more creative and expressive”
“it's basically a 12 week "recovery" program for creativity”
“I started doing this too after reading The Artists Way by Julia Cameron”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.