Floor Sample

This memoir could be subtitled "My Bumpy Path to The Artist's Way." Julia Cameron earned worldwide fame with her 1992 guide to creative inspiration, but her journey to the summit lacked the tranquility of her classic book. As Floor Sample proves with piercing detail, Cameron's life has been riddled with catastrophic mistakes and mishaps: most notably, a short, disastrous marriage to director Martin Scorsese that left her reeling for a center; ghastly career choices; drug and alcohol abuse; and periodic psychotic snaps. Unexpected intensity; creative insights.