The Lost Soul Companion: A Book of Comfort and Constructive Advice for Black Sheep, Square Pegs, Struggling Artists, and Other Free Spirits

by Susan M. Brackney

Book Overview

The ultimate survival guide for starving artists, writers, performers -- and anyone whose dreams can't be contained by an office cubicle. Filled with down-to-earth advice and sustenance for your most far-flung dreams, The Lost Soul Companion is the perfect guide for anyone grappling with the darker side of creativity. A source of support when your day job gets you down, a refreshing reservoir of humor when you're knee-deep in rejection slips, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440509211
• ISBN13: 9780440509219
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Not Your Typical Blankie

I am both weary and wary of warm-fuzzy, pet-your-inner-artist books. Only rarely do I feel like a "lost soul." However, I found The Lost Soul Companion to be quite refreshing! Kudos to Brackney for offering practical advice and sharing her own experiences so matter-of-factly. I recommend reading this book if only to be reminded that there are others in the world like yourself, and that they are doing Just Fine.

Lost and Found

The Lost Soul Companion is a mix of touching stories, cautionary tales, quirky anecdotes and tidbits of personal wisdom that touch the heart and spirit. Ms. Brackney has written a wonderful book that holds within its pages hope for those who struggle with depression and face a world that so often shuns the most magnificent creative spirits among us. This book is for these "lost souls" and those who love them. It will delight and inspire you.

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.

Synchronicity

I am not a student of Carl Jung. However, I believe that if you have found this review, regardless of what you may consciously believe, you need to read the Lost Soul Companion. It is a wonderful declaration of self. In many ways reminiscent of "Generation X" before the marketing people took over. It exposes a very real community of people to each other. If you are a lost soul you may realize that it is not so lonely out there. If you know a lost soul, you might gain a small persepective on a wonderful person. In any event, I only came across the book because I had the author in my taxi as a passenger. If you have tripped upon this review, you were meant to read this book. I am here. . . where are you?

A fine guide to personal happiness.

As much a lifestyle survey as a set of spiritual and practical tips for struggling musicians, artists and other free spirits, The Lost Soul Companion may prove hard to easily categorize but is packed with intriguing concepts and excellent tips. From 'fitting in' to being adventurous and exploring, this is a fine guide to happiness.