Writing Down the Bones
Author: Goldberg, Natalie
ISBN: 9781611803082
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 02 May 2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
The all-time best-selling writerP#39;s handbook turns thirty.
Plt;bPgt;The all-time best-selling writerP#39;s handbook turns 30.Plt;/bPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 writerP#39;s craft: on writing from Pquot;first thoughtsPquot; (keep your hand moving, donP#39;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; donP#39;t listen to it)P#8212;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 authorP#39;s witty approach (Pquot;Writing Is Not a McDonaldP#39;s Hamburger,Pquot; Pquot;Man Eats Car,Pquot; Pquot;Be an AnimalPquot;), will inspire anyone who writesP#8212;or who longs to.
ISBN: 9781611803082
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 02 May 2016
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
The all-time best-selling writerP#39;s handbook turns thirty.
Plt;bPgt;The all-time best-selling writerP#39;s handbook turns 30.Plt;/bPgt; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 writerP#39;s craft: on writing from Pquot;first thoughtsPquot; (keep your hand moving, donP#39;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; donP#39;t listen to it)P#8212;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 authorP#39;s witty approach (Pquot;Writing Is Not a McDonaldP#39;s Hamburger,Pquot; Pquot;Man Eats Car,Pquot; Pquot;Be an AnimalPquot;), will inspire anyone who writesP#8212;or who longs to.
