Writing Down the Bones

Freeing the Writer Within

Natalie Goldberg, Bill Addison, Julia Cameron

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Shambhala Publications Inc
02 May 2016

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides

The all-time best-selling writer's handbook turns thirty.

The all-time best-selling writer's handbook turns 30.

With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer's craft- on writing from ""first thoughts"" (keep your hand moving, don't cross out, just get it on paper), on listening (writing is ninety percent listening; the deeper you listen, the better you write), on using verbs (verbs provide the energy of the sentence), on overcoming doubts (doubt is torture; don't listen to it)-even on choosing a restaurant in which to write. Goldberg sees writing as a practice that helps writers comprehend the value of their lives. The advice in her book, provided in short, easy-to-read chapters with titles that reflect the author's witty approach (""Writing Is Not a McDonald's Hamburger,"" ""Man Eats Car,"" ""Be an Animal""), will inspire anyone who writes-or who longs to.

By: Natalie Goldberg
Foreword by: Bill Addison, Julia Cameron
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 306g
ISBN: 9781611803082
ISBN 10: 161180308X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 02 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

NATALIE GOLDBERG is the author of fourteen books, including Writing Down the Bones, which has changed the way writing is taught in this country. She teaches retreats nationally and internationally. She lives in New Mexico.

Reviews for Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

"""I'm convinced that none of the writers of my acquaintance can go another day without a copy of Natalie Goldberg's magical manual Writing Down the Bones.""—Linda Weltner, The Boston Globe ""The secret of creativity, Natalie Goldberg makes clear, is to subtract rules for writing, not add them. It's a process of 'uneducation' rather than education. Proof that she knows what she's talking about is abundant in her own sentences. They flow with speed and grace and accuracy and simplicity. It looks easy to a reader, but writers know it is the hardest writing of all.""—Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"