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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherShambhala Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-101590302613
ISBN-139781590302613
eBay Product ID (ePID)44409299
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameWriting Down the Bones : Freeing the Writer Within
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAuthorship, Personal Growth / General, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen), Composition & Creative Writing, Creativity
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorNatalie Goldberg
Subject AreaReligion, Language Arts & Disciplines, Self-Help
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-271056
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"I'm convinced that none of the writers of my acquaintance can go another day without a copy of Natalie Goldberg's magical manualWriting Down the Bones."-Linda Weltner,The Boston Globe, "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, "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
Dewey Decimal808.02
SynopsisThe all-time bestselling writer's handbook now features a new Preface and Afterword by the author. High school & older., For more than twenty 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 --"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind." This new edition, which marks almost twenty years since the original book's publication, includes a new preface in which Goldberg expresses her trademark enthusiasm for writing practice, as well as a depth of appreciation for the process that has come with time and experience. Also included is an interview with the author in which she reflects on the relationship between Zen sitting practice and writing, the importance of place, and the power of memory.