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Loading... Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Lifeby Natalie Goldberg
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. An inspiring work on learning to let go of your ego, hesitation, and anxiety and just write. It may offend readers who want honest, clear advice, and rightly so, it places value on feeling your way through writing, not on technique. Obviously this is only a piece of the puzzle, but it is a vital piece. ( )Like its predecessor, Writing Down the Bones, this is a short-chapter format how-to book that blends storytelling, self-reflection, cheerleading and suggested writing exercises. Very affirming and exciting way to learn the craft of writing. Finished Wild Mind by Natalie Goldberg today on the bus ride home. And I'm counting it as Book #8 for the year even though it's a reread. The last time I read it was before we moved to AZ and perhaps even before I met Eric. When I read it the first time, it seemed a pale version of Writing Down the Bones. I couldn't see how it was different from Bones, just inferior. Of course, that was long ago in my writing career before I began to write novels, before I began to worry about defining success. It speaks to me more now that I have several unpublished books behind me. And it's gotten me back to free writing. Just writing by hand to be mellow with the writing, not to sweat it. I want to continue with the free writing, and reread some of the other writing books I have laying around. Again, I may not be in sync with Natalie's Zen beliefs, but I love most of the TRY THIS exercises in this book. Her ideas will spark your own! i haven't read this yet. i think i might be afraid that i'll run off and start calling myself a writer. no reviews | add a review
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