A lot of innovative creatives—Julia Cameron included—have referred to obtaining inspiration as “filling the well.” To do this, you go on Artist Dates, take a walk, venture out into the world; you fill your well as you go. Cameron’s third tome in The Artist’s Way trilogy, Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance, is a step-by-step guide on how to fill your well up.

Though some artists claim to have never hit a dry spell—in fact, many acclaimed writers say they’ve never even had writer’s block—most of us have felt as if our wells have run dry at some point or another. Maybe it was after an initial success without a better or equal follow-up; perhaps it was after a time of illness, depression, poverty or other rough period. Whatever the reason, the answer is always to come back to the page—or the project—and Finding Water helps the artist to do just that.

Whether you haven’t yet started on a new project, are just beginning and already stuck, or your life seems to chaotic to create, Finding Water will help you stick to the project, coming to the page each day no matter the circumstance. Not only that—it will also help you fill your well with plenty of inspirational fodder, even when and where you least expect it.

Like the previous books in the series, Finding Water is structured as a twelve-week course. You can expect Cameron’s trademark exercises, insights, narrative and moving quotes in the margins, as with the other books in the series. Occasionally flecked with a bit of tough love, it still maintains most of the tone of Cameron’s previous works, as if a supportive and caring art therapist were guiding you through finding exactly what’s missing and exactly what you need, particularly during the rough times life offers.

Cameron also shares more personal information from her own life, such as her past relationships and connections with Hollywood producers as well as her experience in balancing her own art with her relationship with her daughter. This glimpse helps us see Cameron as more of a person than a guru—though she still certainly maintains the status—as well as helps us discover how we, too, can find such balance; how we can be artists and parents—even single parents—too. Fantastic for an artist of any medium, Finding Water will help you do just that.