The Lost Soul Companion
Author: Susan M. Brackney
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ISBN: 0967632307
Publisher: Puckitt Press, Inc. (20 January, 2000)
Sales Rank: 426,415
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 3 out of 5
Thanks, Susan.
For me the most inspiring part of the book is her phrase "I wrote Lost Soul Companion because it didn't exist and I wished it did." I enjoyed the book, and found some of it useful, but I did wish it had covered topics in more depth, especially the "surviving on your art" vs "taking a real job" issue. I wish the author had covered in more detail her own experiences trying to make it in the California art world. What was that like, and what made her give it up and return to the midwest? That might be something she could cover in Volume II, which I hear is now in the works.
Also suggested: interviews with artists at various levels of "success," meaning ability to support themselves. Also, interviews with other creatives on their way of solving the problem of art vs money.
Still, thanks Susan, for your honesty and your desire to create community for other artists.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A Wonderful, Uplifting Read
This precious little book was written for people who work in the arts and other creative fields, but it is also a wonderful book for anyone who has felt like they don't quite fit in--whether they work in the arts or not. Parts of the book deal with depression, and parts deal with how to cope in a world that doesn't appreciate people who are outside the norm.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A superb little compendium of comfort & constructive advice.
In The Lost Soul Companion, Susan Brackney offers a superb little compendium of comfort and constructive advice for struggling actors, musicians, artists, writers, and other free spirits who march to a different drum the society as a whole. Herself a unique, sensitive, creative person, Susan draws upon her own life experiences to provide inspiration and a sense of community to those who pursue their own creative impulses, often to be ignored, rejected, or simply misunderstood by their families, employers, friends, and colleagues. Written with a compassionate practicality and an accessibly identifiable good will, The Lost Soul Companion is highly recommended reading for anyone seeking to shape an artistic, creative life in an otherwise mundane, unappreciative, and sometimes actively hostile world.
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