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Writing Down the Bones

Freeing the Writer Within

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Writing Down the Bones

By: Natalie Goldberg
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Experience a modern classic on writing as you've never heard it before. With nearly one million copies of Writing Down the Bones in print, Natalie Goldberg has helped change the way writing is practiced in homes, schools, and workshops across America. Through her heartfelt personal reflections and her ingenious Zen-based exercises, Goldberg makes writing available to you as a tool for personal expression, self-exploration, and healing.

In this enhanced reading of her seminal work, Goldberg offers new commentary about the creative, spiritual, and practical dimensions of writing. Join her as she looks back on her life, sharing the story of how her meditation studies with Zen master Katagiri Roshi inspired her to develop practices for "writing down the bones": the essential, awakened speech of the mind. Here is a treasury of tested ideas, suggestions, and exercises that help new writers get started, and seasoned writers keep going. Includes an exclusive interview with the author available nowhere else.

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Utterly Devine. I discovered Natalie by following the breadcrumb trail but ultimately from Sarah Blondin mentioning that Natalie was her writing teacher. I’m thrilled to be here, devouring Natalie’s words, and soaking in her words. She feels brilliant to me. And sounds like of course. I love this book so much. It’s leading me home xx

Devour & soak & bask in Natalie’s brilliance

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I really enjoyed hearing the author's voice and her reflections on what she'd written many years before.

This book would particularly appeal to writers of literary fiction and poetry.

Great insight

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If Zen is her thing, the zen-like voice that promised sanity drove me insane with its dour tone throughout. I couldn’t carry on after persevering a little more than half way. The monotone reading sent me to sleep at times and to utter frustration at others.

A painfully boring reader.

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I love books on writing but this missed the mark for me. However, I can see how other writers might like it

More for female writers

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