An edition of Writing down the bones (2006)

Writing down the bones

freeing the writer within

Thirtieth Anniversary edition.
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Writing down the bones
Natalie Goldberg
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An edition of Writing down the bones (2006)

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Thirtieth Anniversary edition.
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English
Pages
198

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Cover of: Writing down the bones
Writing down the bones: freeing the writer within
2016
in English - Thirtieth Anniversary edition.
Cover of: Writing Down the Bones
Writing Down the Bones
Feb 28, 2006, Sounds True, Brand: Sounds True, Incorporated
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Table of Contents

Beginner's mind, pen and paper
First thoughts
Writing as a practice
Composting
Artistic stability
A list of topics for writing practice
Fighting tofu
Trouble with the editor
Elkton, Minnesota: whatever's in front of you
Tap the water table
We are not the poem
Man eats car
Writing is not a McDonald's hamburger
Obsessions
Original detail
The power of detail
Baking a cake
Living twice
Writers have good figures
Listening
Don't marry the fly
Don't use writing to get love
What are your deep dreams?
Syntax
Nervously sipping wine
Don't tell, but show
Be specific
Big concentration
The ordinaryand extraordinary
Talk is the exercise ground
Writing is a communal act
One plus one equals a Mercedes-Benz
Be an animal
Make statements and answer questions
The action of a sentence
Writing in restaurants
The writing studio
A big topic: eroticism
A tourist in your own town
Write anyplace
Go further
Engendering compassion
Doubt is torture
A little sweet
A new moment
Why do I write?
Every Monday
More about Mondays
Spontaneous writing booths
A sensation of space
A large field to wander in
The goody two-shoes nature
No hindrances
A meal you love
Use loneliness
Blue lipstick and a cigarette hanging out of your mouth
Going home
A story circle
Writing marthons
Claim your writing
Trust yourself
The Samurai
Rereading and rewriting
I don't want to die.

Edition Notes

Previous edition: Boston, Mass. : Shambhala, 2010

With new preface and foreword.

Includes bibliographical references.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
808.02
Library of Congress
PN145 .G64 2010, PN145

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiv, 198 pages
Number of pages
198

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27198604M
ISBN 10
161180308X
ISBN 13
9781611803082
OCLC/WorldCat
908517349

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