“Here is more than a self-help book about creativity.

Maria Bowler has written a spiritually generous, deliciously well-researched, irreverently anti-capitalist manifesto for anyone compelled to create in an age of consumption.”

Rachel Lyon, author of Fruit of the Dead and Self-Portrait with Boy

Are the productivity pep-talks not working for you anymore?


Same. That’s why I wrote Making Time.

It’s for anyone ready to stop living by the to-do list and start creating a human life where time feels generous, creative, and on your side.

Arriving Jan. 21, 2025. Pre-order and get the audiobook for free, early chapters, and a workshop on turning goal-setting upside down in January. Once you’ve ordered, grab your bonuses by scrolling down this page.

Spoiler: there are no life-hacks inside.

It’s not quite your traditional self-help book. It's your friendly manifesto on:

  • Uncovering why the ambient pressure to do more and do better just won’t quit

  • Claiming the meaning-making in how you spend your energy

  • Blocking out the world’s noise so you can hear your inspiration

  • Making what you want, without apology, with your time

You’re invited to reclaim the freedom to be a maker — someone who collaborates with the creative process of life.

  • "Making Time is so wise and wonderful, so insightful and profound! I want to reread it annually. Every page contains gems of truth to help release you from productivity culture, embrace your creativity identity, and live more freely."

    Heather Lanier, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Rowan University, author of Raising a Rare Girl and Psalms of Unknowing

  • "With gentle wisdom, Making Time guides readers toward reclaiming a deeply buried truth about rest and being. This work of art is the salve to what ails us as a lost and imbalanced society."

    Ellen Vora, MD, psychiatrist and author of The Anatomy of Anxiety

  • “In Making Time, Maria Bowler welcomes us with wit and honesty into a vision for creativity that rests what we do in who we are. This is a book about becoming that speaks straight to the maker’s soul.”

    K.J. Ramsey, therapist and author of The Book of Common Courage

  • "A profound and poetic guide for anyone yearning to befriend their innate creativity. This book disarms the spiritual anguish of being trapped in cycles of achieving, performing, and producing, and lights a pathway back to the artistic capacity we each possess.Her writing reminds us that creative fulfillment is alive and within reach.”

    Amelia Knott, Art Psychotherapist and Author of The Art of Thriving Online

  • "Here is more than a self-help book about creativity. Maria Bowler has written a spiritually generous, deliciously well-researched, irreverently anti-capitalist manifesto for anyone compelled to create in an age of consumption. Bowler’s creative wisdom runs deep; her social critique cuts sharply; her convictions stand firm and bold. "

    Rachel Lyon, author of Fruit of the Dead and Self-Portrait with Boy

PRE-ORDER BONUSES

Not only does pre-ordering ensure you get the book in your hands as soon as it’s available, it’s one of the best ways to support creators and first-time authors like me.

When you pre-order, you’ll also get:

  • The audiobook version of the book, so you can listen anywhere, any time.

  • The hour-long live workshop Radical Goals in an Apocalyptic World, held in January.

  • Early chapters of the book.

  • My profound gratitude and a high-five when we see each other.

Thank you so much for joining in the mission to build a world outside the productivity machine.