Writing Down the Bones

Freeing the Writer Within

By: Natalie Goldberg

Narrated by: Natalie Goldberg

Experience a modern classic on writing as you've never heard it before. With nearly one million copies of Writing Down the Bones in print, Natalie Goldberg has helped change the way writing is practiced in homes, schools, and workshops across America. Through her heartfelt personal reflections and her ingenious Zen-based exercises, Goldberg makes writing available to you as a tool for personal expression, self-exploration, and healing.

In this enhanced reading of her seminal work, Goldberg offers new commentary about the creative, spiritual, and practical dimensions of writing. Join her as she looks back on her life, sharing the story of how her meditation studies with Zen master Katagiri Roshi inspired her to develop practices for "writing down the bones": the essential, awakened speech of the mind. Here is a treasury of tested ideas, suggestions, and exercises that help new writers get started, and seasoned writers keep going. Includes an exclusive interview with the author available nowhere else.

Love this book!

This book is very helpful to get you in the right mindset to get waiting. I even loved her tone and accent.

A personal revelation from an undisguised writing teacher

I read Writing Down the Bones years ago when it first came out. I thought I wanted to be a writer but now I know I really prefer just to read about writing, and this book is among the best I've read.

This audiobook is special because I got to know Natalie, the writing teacher. She's interesting, honest, friendly, and fun. I like her.

Good book about writing

At first, I thought this is going to be boring, but I leaned in. I had a purpose for reading this book. It was like taking a writing course. Picked up tips. I will listen to it again. I would recommend.

Great, Needed book for Anybody writing a book

She covered what I needed to hear, being a determined person with filled notebooks and nothing more, my spirituality and meditation and writing keep me always aware and recording meaning. Now I have a better mental and emotional hold doing this for the first time in isolation and have gotten far by myself! The interview summed up deeper questions only a writer of her style could answer! It was a surprise and treat! now onto my 42 chapter book. looking after 3 chapters to be in the realm of 50k w! hitting it more whole

My go-to title for inspiration & cheerleading!

Will listen again and again. I feel like Natalie Goldberg is a kindred spirit & can't thank her enough.