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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
Natalie Goldberg
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Release Date: 2006-01-10 |
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Wherein we discover that many of the "rules" for good writing and good sex are the same: Keep your hand moving, lose control, and don't think. Goldberg brings a touch of both Zen and well... *eroticism* to her writing practice, the latter in exercises and anecdotes designed to ease you into your body, your whole spirit, while you create, the former in being where you are, working with what you have, and writing from the moment.
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Natalie Goldberg's love of writing stems from her desire to connect with herself. In this audio version of her bestselling Writing Down the Bones, this is a potentially self-absorbed wish, especially considering that the author reads from her own work and interjects morsels of wisdom gleaned from a long writing career, which includes books on writing (Wild Mind, Long Quiet Highway), creativity (The Well of Creativity), and art (Living Color). However, Goldberg's relaxed narration and Everywoman sensibility help her avoid this danger. The classroom-like reading gives listeners a growing acquaintance with Goldberg and a friendly assurance of her methods as she quips: "you can hear my New York Jewish voice nagging you." The recording also includes an interview with Goldberg, focusing on her use of Zen meditation in writing and offering additional insight into her own rule-free writing habits. (Running time: 9 hours, 6 cassettes) --Bryony Angell
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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 practiceâ"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind." This edition includes a new preface and an interview with the author.
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My Favorite Writing Guide!.......2007-06-01
My dad gave me this book many years ago. He always had such faith in my writing ability, and he would mail me articles, books, reviews and such all the time.
Thanks to him, I have many writing books -- inspirational, how-to, and so on. This is the only one that is dog-eared and has food and coffee stains on many pages.
I noted that one reviewer thought it was really only a book for those who write poetry. I couldn't disagree more -- I have never written poetry, don't plan on it, and actually don't particularly like it. I mostly write non-fiction articles, and I LOVE the author's philosophy!
I do my research and interviews, read-read-read about whatever subject it is I want to write about, and then when it's time to sit down and write -- I just let it flow. I don't stop to think about it -- I just GO with it. My writing has improved so much this way! I used to try to outline and plan -- and my writing was disastrous. I did not listen to my instincts, which told me that my very best writing was always, without exception, the kind that happened with no planning at all.
If you aren't afraid to write without a "plan", get this book. Even if you DO think you need a plan, get this book. Try a different way of writing, and you just might be surprised at the REAL writer within you, dying to get out and express herself (or himself)!
My problem is not with Natalie Goldberg's book..........2007-05-13
This edition is TINY. I would love to be reviewing Natalie Goldberg's book right now, but apparently Amazon saw fit not to include the warning "This book is only 3 by 4 1/2 inches in size (text inside occupies a 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch area on the page)."
The is not the sort of book I already have mostly memorized; but if I had, perhaps it would help to have this tiny reference around to jog my memory now and again. Indeed, I do not foresee ever reading it because it is too tiny to hold, or to see. Moreover, since it is a guide to writing, I would ideally like to be jotting notes in the margins. But the margins are about an eighth of an inch wide. So you see my problem.
Amazon, please carry normal sizes. There's a reason for it.
The book that made me a writer.......2007-03-19
This is probably one of the best books ever on the subject of writing. While Goldberg hardly covers anything technical with regards to writing specific genres (be it poetry, novels, magazine articles), she triumphs by enabling the reader to overcome their writer's block, and dare to write about the things that matter to them. Simply follow her technique, apply yourself to it for years, and you will be able to write fluidly and confidently about anything that you know. No more staring at blank pages, no more tearing out your hair to get the right wording. Subsequent to reading this book, I became a poet (see[...]), a songwriter, and a novelist (with one finished book and one draft). I also, over the last ten years, have filled a 7-foot stack of notebooks with my practice writing, and forged a number of friendships over journal writing sessions. Yes, read this book, but as you read, make sure you start writing, so that the inspiration will not just be a passing phase.
THANK YOU NATALIE.......2007-03-18
Dear Natalie (and how many reviews begin with that), thank you so much for writing this book. If it weren't for your guidance, this resistant writer would still be staring out the window of her Maine summer house wishing she could be published (or that she had anything to say for that matter). A great classic book that I recommend to all my sisters on the journey....Sincerely, Pamela D. Blair, Author, The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Midlife and Beyond
Opens your world........2007-03-17
I have used all her advice and boy does it help. This lady knows where she is coming from and thats from the heart of writing. You will hope to meet her in a cafe where you could talk endlessly with her, but this book does just that. Its your meeting with this one of a kind genius who takes you on a journey of storytelling, how its done and all its secrets.
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- Pocket Reference for Writers with 2001 APA Guidelines
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Pocket Reference for Writers with 2001 APA Guidelines
Toby Fulwiler , and
Alan Hayakawa
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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This compact, portable, no-nonsense, non-threatening reference for writers offers concise—yet thorough—coverage of all writing issues, with material organized around the stages of the writing process. It devotes as much time to the whys of writing (the emphasis on rhetoric) as the hows (grammar, spelling, punctuation handbook), since writers who know why they are doing something are more likely to slow down and master it. Examines the different but overlapping stages of writing—planning, drafting, researching, revising, and editing. Addresses rhetorical issues of audience, purpose and voice as well as the more technical issues of style, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, emphasizing the actual choices that writers make rather than arbitrary rules. For anyone who wants to improve their writing skills.
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Contrary to previous posting..........2006-05-27
in response to a previous post regarding UNDERLINING vs ITALICS -- where document formatting is concerned, UNDERLINING IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS ITALICS.
Pocket Reference for Writers with 2001 APA Guidelines.......2002-06-25
The manual is not up to date. The current format when referencing titles is that they are to be writen in italics not underlined. This is not mentioned in this manual.
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The only tabbed, pocket-sized handbook on the market, Instant Access features a unique tabbed sections devoted to student writers’ 10 most common problems, along with tabbed sections devoted to Writing Process and Products and Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics.
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Hurricane Troubles my order.......2005-09-26
Hurricane caused my order to be almost a month late. Was difficult to find out where my order esd. UPS and company had communication problems. Books were everything I wanted.
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couldn't wish for a better book about Tintin.......2003-09-27
it's all there, it's like taking a guided tour throughout the Tintin universe; highly recommended.
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Documentation Heaven.......2007-10-09
Buy this book if only for the documentation guide. MLA, APA, Chicago - they're all here, and some I'd never even heard of before buying this book. The citation guides are extensive and provide a great deal of good guidance for electronic media, as well as obscure forms of communication that aren't always easy to find a citation guide for (ever wonder how to cite a face-to-face conversation?). Best yet, the citation examples are clear and easy to follow. An invaluable resource.
Never will buy.......2006-11-04
The books are in fine condition. My problem is with Amazon!
I will never buy text books on Amazon again! Waited over 2 months for the books that were promised within 10 days. Not just one book, but 5 out of 8 that I ordered. Never, Never again!
The Best Book for a College Student!.......2003-09-11
College students write a lot of papers. I speak from experience. Easy Writer: A Pocket Guide has been extremely helpful to the writing aspect of my college career. It's easy to find items in this book and it is small and easy to tote. I especially like the sections on MLA and APA citations, because there are examples for all types of works that can be used.
Whenever and Wherever You Need It.......2002-01-21
For executives who need immediate and convenient access to information about correct grammar, punctuation, word usage, etc. (and especially for executives who frequently travel), here is the single best source. It can easily fit within an attaché case or carry-on bag. It also includes an "almanac of resources across the disciplines" which include oral and multimedia presentation, arts and humanities, business/economics/finance, sciences and technology, and social sciences. Readers will also appreciate having a section which explains "MLA Style Papers" as well as a "Glossary of Terms" and a "Glossary of Usage." For me, one of this pocket guide's greatest benefits is comprised of the various checklists which Lunsford provides. For example, in Chapter 34, Lunsford provides a step-by-step sequence by which to proceed from an initial analysis of context to a general topic and then to a working thesis. Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to check out Gilman's Get to the Point! as well as Strunk & White's The Elements of Style and Rodale's The Synonym Finder.
Very helpful.......2000-08-03
This book is a great guide in writing, especially for papers involving documentation and bibliographies. It gives different formats too.
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Cyberpunk: The Pocket Essential (Pocket Essentials (Trafalgar))
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Cyberpunk Pocket Essentials, not quite so essential........2001-08-01
While there is some interesting stuff in this book, there really isn't anything new, or fresh here. Though it was written well enough there could be more. There are authors that were forgotten, like Richard Paul Russo who while maybe isn't considered by many to be true cyberpunk, he writes with a cyberpunk edge, and is definately techno punk. The book is pretty good for what is there (though I do remember some mistakes);I would only reccomend this book for die hard cyberpunk fans, otherwise pass on this one.
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This pocket-sized book contains a wealth of valuable information, including lists of commonly misspelled words, answers to questions of grammar, pointers on writing a term paper with footnotes and bibliography, and many other useful features.
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93 new copyright-free drawings illustrating classical music groups, individual performers, musical instruments, great classical composers, more. Indispensable archive of immediately usable graphics for newsletters, stationery, posters, programs—any project with a music-related theme.
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