The Archetype of Paris

Some books haunt me a little. Giovanni’s Room, James Baldwin’s 1956 novel about a young man in Paris, is one of those. I read it when I was very young, probably not yet a teenager, at a time when I was reading just about anything and everything, from Eric Ambler spy...

Want to paint together?

I’m creating a community and one feature of that community is that twice a month we’ll gather (virtually) to do our real work together: writers will write, singer/songwriters will compose, painters will paint, coaches will build their coaching programs,...

Ask the Creativity Coach

[To submit a question to be answered, please drop me an email to ericmaisel@hotmail.com] ** Hello, Dr. Maisel: I’m a painter and I live in a small town in Greece, very far from the action. I have it easy here, because I live at home and my parents support me. But I...

Why Creatives Hurt

The revised and updated version of Why Smart People Hurt will be coming out in August. The new edition is called Why Smart, Creative and Highly Sensitive People Hurt: A Toolkit for Thriving in a Chaotic World and you can preorder it now. The new edition has a foreword...

The Art of Journal Coaching

As a smart, sensitive, creative person, you likely believe in both self-expression and self-awareness. I’m guessing that both matter to you. Which means that you likely journal, as journaling allows you to express yourself and learn important lessons from yourself. If...