Sharline's review
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
I had been writing since I was a kid, but this book really got me Writing, sometime in college. I think I found it randomly in a bookstore. Something about Goldberg's voice is like being with a funny, sweet friend or friend's big sister, having coffee and her saying "I believe in you! You are a writer!"
I could see her being the type of professor you can really connect with, who genuinely cares about you, not just a writer, but as a person. Anyway, it's inspiring and uplifting and it'll make you laugh.
I know people love Bird by Bird by Lamott, and I like certain things about it, but for example, I never felt Lamott, through the voice in the book, was someone I could relate to or would want to hang out with.
If you can get Writing Down the Bones on an audio CD, do so. Goldberg's voice is great. Funny, comforting. Just what we need.
I could see her being the type of professor you can really connect with, who genuinely cares about you, not just a writer, but as a person. Anyway, it's inspiring and uplifting and it'll make you laugh.
I know people love Bird by Bird by Lamott, and I like certain things about it, but for example, I never felt Lamott, through the voice in the book, was someone I could relate to or would want to hang out with.
If you can get Writing Down the Bones on an audio CD, do so. Goldberg's voice is great. Funny, comforting. Just what we need.
