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A guide should give clear directions and then get out of your way. In this unique collaboration, bestselling author Dan Millman and his daughter Sierra Prasada help to orient you as you advance through five universal stages of creativity: Dream, Draft, Develop, Refine, and Share. Whether you’re seeking new goals, the discipline to reach them, a shield against self-doubt and inertia, or practical advice on sorting through feedback and connecting with readers — you’ll find a way forward in this fresh approach to writing and storytelling. Drawing on the coauthors’ personal stories about overcoming challenges, as well as sage advice from other writers, artists, and innovators, The Creative Compass will transform both the stories you tell and the stories you live.

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“Thoughtful, thorough, and practical in its application, this is an important work on the creative process, and on the craft, business, and magic of writing.”
— from the foreword by Terry Brooks, bestselling fantasy novelist

“A good book about writing will guide you like a torch. You finish it and you’ve learned some useful lessons; you feel enlightened. But a great writing book is hard to finish because it keeps exploding in your face. All it makes you want to do is write. Everything else: blown away. The Creative Compass is like that, a box of inspiring dynamite. And of course that’s just what you want. Boom! Get back to your writing!”
— Steven Goldsberry, creative writing professor and author of The Writer’s Book of Wisdom

“This is a wonderfully insightful guide to the art of transforming ideas and stories into books. It presents old narrative and stylistic truths in a new, highly imaginative way.”
— Stephen Kinzer, author of The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War

About the Author

Dan Millman is the author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior and sixteen other books that have been translated into 29 languages.

Sierra Prasada is the author of Creative Lives: Portraits of Lebanese Artists. A writer, voice actor, and editor, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HJ Kramer/New World Library (November 12, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1932073655
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1932073652
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.9 inches

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Most people who've read Way of the Peaceful Warrior (or seen the movie) already know a few aspects of my life. And you may have seen the following bio at my website:
"Dan Millman, a former world champion athlete, gymnastics coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor, is author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior (adapted to film in 2006), and 16 other books read by millions of people in 29 languages. Dan teaches worldwide and has influenced people from all walks of life. The author and his wife, Joy, live in Brooklyn, NY. His most recent work includes The Hidden School, completing the 'peaceful warrior saga,' as well as an audio program, "The Complete Peaceful Warrior's Way," available through Audible.com.
Dan's website - peacefulwarrior.com - features his books, events, online courses, and life purpose guidance.
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In my youth I focused on self-improvement, taking memory courses, speed reading; practicing martial arts and gymnastics. Then one day I realized that no matter how much I improved myself, only one person benefited — but if I could influence other people in a positive way, that made my life more meaningful and exciting.
I began teaching gymnastics, and elements from the martial arts — that soon shifted into the larger arena of personal growth. Today my work centers around writing and speaking. I've been fortunate to have the opportunity to intersect with many lives around the world.
Joy and I have been married for more than four decades and we continue to grow closer as we gain perspective and cultivate a sense of humor (about ourselves and one another). The years have gifted us with three daughters and four grandchildren.
I believe you'd find me a good (but not perfect) example of what I teach. I continue to practice, to learn, to serve as well as I can. I do my best to keep my head in the clouds but feet on the ground.
For more info about my work, visit www.peacefulwarrior.com — join my eList, follow me on Facebook or Twitter, or just search for peaceful warrior.
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Sierra Prasada is coauthor with her father, Dan Millman, of The Creative Compass: Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication, now also an online course at the Daily Om. While living in and reporting on the Middle East, she gained proficiency in Arabic and wrote her first book, Creative Lives, profiling Lebanese artists. More recently, she has written a screenplay adaptation and is hard at work on a novel. Sierra lives with her husband in Brooklyn. https://www.sierraprasada.com
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Judah Freed

The Creative Compass Helps Authors Navigate the Publishing Process

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 27, 2015

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Dan Millman with his daughter, Sierra Prasada, has written a wonderful little book on moving your heart's inspiration as a writer from concept to publication and beyond. The book distills tremendous industry knowledge into succinct passages that get right at the critical things any newbie or even experienced author needs to know. As an internationally bestselling author, Dan Millman grasps the inner nature of the publishing trade better than almost anyone.

For instance, Dan and Prasada break out the sharing of a book into nine distinct sales that the author must make. Starting with winning support from advance readers (who give valuable feedback in the formative stages), once the work is complete, the sales process continues through a series of sales to an agent, an editor, an in-house publishing committee and later to the booksellers and only eventually to the end readers who ideally do that ninth sale of telling family and friends to buy your book.

Dan also talks candidly about self publishing for those who do not wish to go the traditional route. (For my part, as a long term indie author and publisher, I caution any newbie author to avoid paying thousands to any masked vanity press who claims to be helping you "self publish." If the publisher's business model is based on selling books to authors instead of selling books to readers, run the other direction as fast as you can.)

A charming book full of valuable writing and insights, THE CREATIVE COMPASS is essential reading for any writer looking at traditional, independent or self publishing.

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Shelly B.

Its good for novice writers

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It's mostly about how to get your story out of your head and onto paper, something I have no problem with. The value, for me as a writer, was that I feel & experience many of the same things other writers do but the solutions are the same in this book as in all other writing books. I did not get a lot of new information from it. It's well written, hence 4 stars. There's something to be said for reading a well written book, even if the content wasn't all I'd hoped, for my particular needs.

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Gary D. Conrad

A Must Read for Writers!

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When I began writing in 2008, all I had was a word processor and a great - no - a terrific idea for a book. When I finished my first draft two years later, all I thought I lacked was a publisher, but when Rainbow Books accepted my novel, I also inherited an editor. Betty Wright was, at eighty-four years of age, one of best writers and teachers I had ever met. She schooled me in composition, and under her tutelage, my over five-hundred page manuscript was whittled down to a tight three hundred thirteen pages.
The point is this: Not every beginning writer has a master teacher to show them the ropes, and that is where The Creative Compass comes in. Even though I had penned three books to this point, I was amazed at what I learned, not only on how to write, but also how to get your book published. My head is still swimming - in a good way.
So, if you are an aspiring or even a published author, I most highly recommend this book. While no book on writing is any match for a teacher like Betty, you will find no better text to teach you the ins and outs of writing and eventual publication.
- Gary D. Conrad, author of "Murder on Easter Island," "Oklahoma Is Where I Live," and "The Lhasa Trilogy"

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Cindy Teevens

Wise words to write by!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 6, 2014

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The Creative Compass helps you get out of your way and get writing. The Dream, Draft, Develop, Refine, and Share stages are practical guides that keep your book moving toward completion. With tips on how to bring your book to life for the reader, it is an excellent resource, and one which I will refer to time and again in crafting my first "semi-fiction" story. The Creative Compass is realistic and down-to-earth, yet inspiring. A joint effort, the book brings two different talents, strengths, and tastes together. The authors also touch on self vs. traditional publishing, marketing, and the web. Full of smart ideas, one of my favorite tips is to "finish each writing session by composing the first sentence of a new paragraph or a new page. That way you'll sit down having already begun." Wise words to write by!

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Let your journey as a writer begin or add new tools to your toolbox!

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I purchased this book as a novice writer looking to get some practical advice from some accomplished authors. The tips and tools offered in The Creative Compass have given me exactly what I needed to get my writing off to an amazing start. After purchasing and reading the book I was so inspired that I also took a three day writing course based on the teachings of this book, taught by Dan Millman and Sierra Prasada. I still have a long way to go to achieve my personal goals but this book has made the path to my goal crystal clear and also gave me the confidence I needed to get started. I highly recommend this book to writers who are just getting started as well as those who have been writing for years. I can say this only because of my personal experience at the seminar; I saw that new writers and some accomplished authors alike were receiving benefit from this book and the Creative Compass Course!

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gazparthefriendlyghost

A good reminder to assist individuals on writing.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 21, 2017

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I'd recommend this book to anyone who's thinking about writing anything professionally.

I rated this book 4 stars because it's a good read with great reminders of what it takes to write something worthwhile.

As a humbled professional would to another, do yourself a favor and read "The Creative Compass".

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Bob in USA

Not as good as I hoped

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 24, 2014

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Disappointing.
This how-to book on writing fiction, with a trace about writing
non-fiction, epitomizes the creative approach. The chief images are
not defined but are shown through examples, not very well for my money.
'Your Master Metaphor' never came together as an understandable
concept to me. 'The Stickiest Idea' is another failure. It doesn't
differentiate between stickiest ideas that are good, that lead to solid
efforts and those sticky ideas that are just personal quirks without
interest to others. And of all the ideas that stick into your head, no
distinction is mentioned of the magnitude or complexity that will do.

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really good.

Anaska Fischer

so ...boaring

Reviewed in Spain 🇪🇸 on August 14, 2021

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I loved all about Millman until this one, could not finish it.

Tina M.

Great book for writers

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on October 29, 2018

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wonderful and magical book ... it's a great book, to come into a magical writing flow ... Thank you, Dan Milmann!

Bella1969

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 6, 2018

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Some good revelations on the art and passion of writing.

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Excellent

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 3, 2013

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Make this the one book you read if at all, for the rest of your life

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