The Creative Habit

Learn it and use it for a lifetime

One of the world's leading creative artists, choreographers, and creators of the successful Broadway show Movin' Out shares her secrets for developing and refining your creative talents – both instructional and inspiring, a book that stands alongside The Artist’s Way and Bird by Bird.

All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort and is attainable for everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessman, or simply someone striving to harness their creativity, The Creative Habit offers you thirty-two practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable thirty-five-year career.

In "Where's Your Pencil?" Tharp reminds you to observe the world – and capture it on paper. In "Coins and Chaos," she provides you with a simple way to restore order and peace. In "Make a Verb," she transforms your mind and body into collaborators. In "Build a Bridge to Tomorrow," she shows you how to eliminate mental clutter overnight.

Tharp guides you through the painful first steps of searching for ideas, finding the structure of your work, and breaking free from entrenched patterns towards productive routines. The wide-open realm of possibilities can be invigorating, and Twyla Tharp explains how to take a deep breath and begin...