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title: "An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery"
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# An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery

**Brand:** janna malamud smith
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- **What is this?** An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery by janna malamud smith
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## Customer Reviews

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    A solid contribution
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 22, 2016*

Ms. Smith starts off, in the introduction, writing with the intention of being witty, creative, and different. How irritating. Look how creative I am! Spare me, please.But she gets past that egotistical stuff and begins offering nice discussions of some aspects of being an artist, dealing with rejection, taking the time to do the work, the focus on process rather than outcome, the degree artists go to further their work at the cost to others, etc. Interesting topics, and she gets some depth into her examinations.As a writer for many years, and a PhD in English, I found many of her points are nothing new; but the process of creating needs to be emphasized in our culture. Artists need to know the difficulties of being creative are inevitable, learn to nurture their own process, and not succumb to those difficulties.A solid contribution to the study of creativity. Good work.

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    An essential for any artist/creative type
  

*by H***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 21, 2016*

A wonderful and inspiring book for all artists and thinkers. This book is a key to breaking down walls which keep us from our best creative selves. It is equally comforting and challenging. It is familiar in its descriptions of the emotions and experiences of the artist. This is a must have in my opinion. You will thank yourself later because of what you gain from this book.

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    An Absorbing Errand is an absorbing read.
  

*by H***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 6, 2013*

Every artist and craftsperson who has ever struggled with creative process and the doubt that comes with it, will recognize some aspect of their angst in this book. Malamud-Smith uses concrete examples from a range of artistic personalities as the basis for exploring what makes artists 'tick', thus giving assurance to the rest of us that our struggles are not only within the range of normal, but part of the process.  Even someone who has never dealt with these personal demons will likely appreciate this book because it is well researched and written.

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