Writing Down the Bones
by Natalie Goldberg
Goldberg's Zen-influenced practice of writing: keep the hand moving, lose control, do not think, go for the jugular, in short chapters that are themselves practice. It is the book that made timed free-writing a standard tool, and it treats writing as a discipline of presence rather than product.
Read it if…
you want to write more freely and are blocked by self-editing.
Skip it if…
you want craft and structure; this is practice and permission.
Three things you will actually use
- Keep the hand moving.
- First thoughts have energy; trust them.
- Practice daily; writing is a practice, not a performance.
Do this first
Set a timer for ten minutes and write without stopping or correcting.
Our verdict
Freeing and durable.
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