Writing down the bones: freeing the writer within
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Boulder, Colorado : Shambala, 2016.
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Book
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30th anniversary edition.
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xxiv, 198 pages ; 22 cm
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Presents advice on how to write creatively, discussing the importance of discipline and offering a series of writing exercises.
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Woodbridge Adult NF 800-899
808/GOL
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English
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9781611803082, 161180308X
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Includes bibliographical references (page 198).
Description
Presents advice on how to write creatively, discussing the importance of discipline and offering a series of writing exercises.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Goldberg, N., Cameron, J., & Addison, B. (2016). Writing down the bones: freeing the writer within. 30th anniversary edition. Shambala.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Goldberg, Natalie, Julia, Cameron and Bill, Addison. 2016. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. Shambala.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Goldberg, Natalie, Julia, Cameron and Bill, Addison, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. Shambala, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Goldberg, Natalie,, et al. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. 30th anniversary edition. Shambala, 2016.
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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 -- Epilogue -- Afterword : An interview with the author -- Natalie Goldberg in her own voice. | |
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