About the Book:
The House that Joy Built is about the transformative power of finding joy through creativity, and offers a jump-start for anyone whose desire to create is flattened by fear. Fear of feeling vulnerable, of criticism and judgement from others, of not being good enough, of having 'bad' ideas, of being 'too much'. This book is for everyone who has ever felt stuck creatively. It is for those yearning to write, and also for anyone who longs to create but doesn't know how to find a way into, or back to their imagination.
Uplifting, powerful and inspiring, The House That Joy Built is an exhilarating, openhearted clarion call to experience the joy and freedom of creativity.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Released October 2023
My Thoughts:
Holly Ringland's first foray into non-fiction is a delightful read aimed at the creatives. Part writing memoir - that is, focusing on the parts of her life to do with writing, not everything else; and part self-help, The House That Joy Built is all about overcoming fear and doubt and giving yourself permission to create, no matter what your creative outlet might be.
As a creative person, I resonated with a lot of what was in this book. The inner critic - tick. The outer critic - tick, definitely had one of those holding me back for a long time. Self-doubt - always. Holly's words within this book offer inspiration and a sense of not feeling as though you're the only one to feel these things about creative endeavours.
I listened to this rather than read and I'm certain I enjoyed it all the more for that. It's a tad repetitive - sometimes for emphasis, others just because Holly had a few particular phrases that she liked to use over and over again (example: inner country). This aside, the book overall is very inspiring and quite lovely to listen to, narrated by Holly herself, so it has that intimate conversation vibe about it.
Highly recommended to all the creatives out there.
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