Writing Down the Bones (eBook)

Natalie Goldberg (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
224 Seiten
Shambhala (Verlag)
978-0-8348-2113-2 (ISBN)

Infos

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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For more than thirty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice—"e;it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind."e;This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes new forewords by Julia Cameron and Bill Addison. It also includes a new preface in which Goldberg reflects on the enduring quality of the teachings here. She writes, "e;What have I learned about writing over these thirty years? I’ve written fourteen books, and it’s the practice here in Bones that is the foundation, sustaining and building my writing voice, that keeps me honest, teaches me how to endure the hard times and how to drop below discursive thinking, to taste the real meat of our minds and the life around us."e;

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2016
• Vorwort: Julia Cameron
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-8348-2113-3 / 0834821133
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8348-2113-2 / 9780834821132