Through the simple act of drawingmdash;whether itrsquo;s doodling or creating detailed illustrationsmdash;embrace your inner voice and unlock the power of your intuitive intelligence.Do you remember being a child and the pure joy brought on by a box of crayons and piece of paper? Do you still find yourself sketching away every time you pick up a pencil? Thatrsquo;s because drawing is a natural impulse that stays with us throughout our entire lives. Whether you are doodling in a notebook or carving your name in the sand; this simple; stream-of-consciousness activity is a window into your deepest; truest self. In Making Marks; yoursquo;ll learn that every single line; smudge; or spot you make contains visual imagery with the power to heal the past; develop your sense of empathy; and reveal solutions and answers you never realized before. You donrsquo;t need to have any specific experience or skills to benefit from this book; through simple steps and interactive exercises; people of all ages and artistic abilities can gain insight and learn to reconnect with their creative selves. With beautiful black-and-white and full-color illustrations; Making Marks is a powerful guide to self-discovery. Tap into your unconsciousness as artist and spiritual guide Elaine Clayton takes you on a journey of the soul.
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68 of 69 people found the following review helpful. Thy Heart is Bitter but Thy Words are SweetBy Rob SwansonI donrsquo;t normally get wordy in reviews; but this time Irsquo;m going to. As a Star Trek fan (not a Trekkie or a Trekker; just a fan); Irsquo;ve been aware of this controversy for the length of its existence. I know all the principles well enough to figure out who is lying; who is not and who is misunderstood. A couple further caveats: Irsquo;ve had a script turned into a horrible movie unrelated to the original script. Irsquo;ve had people take credit for my work. These can easily be overcome by the average person. I have NOT has anyone lie about me for 30 years; so while Harlan Ellison is easily one of the most hot-tempered people in showbiz (and thatrsquo;s saying something); his page-after-page-after-page bitter rant is completely justified. Itrsquo;s long winded; but I sympathize. Itrsquo;s long-winded; but written with such amazing talent that it pulls you through. Itrsquo;s fascinating to read about the inside story from the most silent (!) member of the controversy.Let me say again; Ellison is wickedly talented; and his original screenplay is very; very good. It is not; however; Star Trek. He nails Kirk; though; so why Shatner had a problem with it; I donrsquo;t know. With his ego; I canrsquo;t imagine itrsquo;s the same problems I had with it; because in every draft; Kirk is great.I admit that if this WAS Star Trek; if Ellisonrsquo;s vision was the guiding vision; Trek would have been a lot more fascinating. But Roddenberry; the true; flawed; guiding visionary established something completely different than Ellisonrsquo;s take on it.Irsquo;ve been a show runner; too; a guiding producer; and understand the Great Birds problems with the script (not his lies and continual flaming of Ellison; though). Spock wasnrsquo;t Spock. Crewmen; especially officers; in Trek wouldnrsquo;t be drug dealers. No matter what he says in the book; the script would have been incredibly expensive to shoot; too expensive. Yet it was well written. Especially at the age Ellison was then; itrsquo;s a remarkable script and well worth reading.Roddenberry says Ellison wouldnrsquo;t rewrite it. Ellison did; but he didnrsquo;t shore up the problems with it. (I think itrsquo;s funny he was shocked at who did the final rewrite; seemed obvious to me. There was only one writer who could clean up Roddenberry and Colonrsquo;s butchery; and she did a marvelous job. ldquo;He knows; Doctor; he knows.rdquo; That line captured everything Ellison went for badly (Spock opining on love is justhellip; wrong. Could Nimoy pull that off? Sure...) Also; bringing McCoy in was necessary. While Ellisonrsquo;s solution for McCoy getting drugged was better than what was shot; it would have been expensive to shoot. The whole pirate thing was dumb; too; and in the second script; no way Kirk would leave Rand to the mercy of pirates (to his credit; Ellison thought that was stupid; too. Pirates werenrsquo;t his idea.)The City on the Edge of Forever was the best Star Trek show; and it is all owed to Harlan Ellison; but the rewrite into the script we saw was as good as TV gets. Ellison wrote with great watercolor strokes; TV is black crayon on paper). Itrsquo;s one of the few classic Trek shows that is still mostly watchable.Also; a word about his treatment and scripts. As a director; I would have hated Ellison. So much of the script was description that was unshootable. Itrsquo;s an entertaining read; but interpreting would be impossible. There was no way; even if theyrsquo;d done his original script; that he would be happy with it.Is this book worth reading? YES. Great story; better commentaries. If you like Star Trek; the essays by Nimoy; Kelley; Takei; et al is worth the price of the book; they are masterful at avoiding the bitterness of the controversy.I hope Ellison feels better getting all this off his chest. I understand his anger stemming from the lies; but the producerrsquo;s professional concerns were right on; though Irsquo;d love to see Ellisonrsquo;s idea of Star Trek fully developed. The Utopian dream of ST made writing for it crazy hard; Irsquo;m sure. Ellisonrsquo;s would have been a hoot. It just wouldnrsquo;t be Star Trek.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Mixed benefitsBy William MeyerI am a Harlan Ellison fan. In spite of that; and even knowing from other volumes that he is a stern critic of the pedestrian molestations of Hollywood; this was a little too much. Too many variations on the script in question; and most there for no reason than to show the ill effects.Given my already low opinion of Hollywood and its perversions; I tired of it all.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The original is *now* here!By Philip R. OlenickIf the original version written by Ellison was included; this would be great; but its not; so it isnt. What an editing mistake - to leave out the main selling point of the book! I assume it should have been inserted as the first version; followed by all the rewrites; but it got omitted. Please fix this and let me download it complete.UPDATE: It took many months; but they corrected this mistake and silently updated the download available to earlier purchasers. Let your copy be updated.