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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within Hardcover - 2010

by Natalie Goldberg


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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.

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  • Title Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
  • Author Natalie Goldberg
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1 Expanded
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala
  • Date 2010-03-30
  • ISBN 9781590307946 / 1590307941
  • Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 7 x 4.58 x 0.93 in (17.78 x 11.63 x 2.36 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Authorship, Goldberg, Natalie
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010292891
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.02

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"The author's style is refreshingly informal.  This book is highly recommended to readers who would like to develop their ability to write, and to those who would like to know how to use writing as a Zen-like activity to help them on their personal journeys toward self-discovery."—New Age Retailer

About the author

Natalie Goldberg is the author of ten books. Writing Down the Bones, her first, has sold over one million copies and has been translated into twelve languages. For the last thirty years she has practiced Zen and taught seminars in writing as a spiritual practice. She lives in New Mexico.
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