{"product_id":"thunder-and-lightning-cracking-open-the-writers-craft-paperback","title":"Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this long-awaited sequel to her bestselling books \u003cb\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWild Mind\u003c\/b\u003e, Natalie Goldberg, one of the most sought-after writing teachers of our time, takes us to the next step in the writing process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou've filled your notebooks, done your writing practice, discovered your original voice. Now what? How do you turn this raw material into finished stories, essays, poems, novels, memoirs? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on her own experience as a writer and a student of Zen, Natalie shows you how to create a field big enough to allow your \"wild mind\" to wander -- and then gently direct its tremendous energy into whatever you want to write. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, too, is invaluable advice on how to overcome writer's block, how to deal with the fear of criticism and rejection, how to get the most from working with an editor, and how to learn from reading accomplished authors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith humor and compassion, Goldberg recounts her own mistakes on the way to publication -- and how you can avoid the most common pitfalls of the beginning writer. Through it all there is a deep celebration of writing itself -- not just as the means to an end, but as a path to living a deeper, more fully alive life.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this long-awaited sequel to her bestselling books Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind, Natalie Goldberg, one of the most sought-after writing teachers of our time, takes us to the next step in the writing process. \u003cbr\u003eYou've filled your notebooks, done your writing practice, discovered your original voice. Now what? How do you turn this raw material into finished stories, essays, poems, novels, memoirs? \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her own experience as a writer and a student of Zen, Natalie shows you how to create a field big enough to allow your \"wild mind\" to wander -- and then gently direct its tremendous energy into whatever you want to write. \u003cbr\u003eHere, too, is invaluable advice on how to overcome writer's block, how to deal with the fear of criticism and rejection, how to get the most from working with an editor, and how to learn from reading accomplished authors. \u003cbr\u003eWith humor and compassion, Goldberg recounts her own mistakes on the way to publication -- and how you can avoid the most common pitfalls of the beginning writer. Through it all there is a deep celebration of writing itself -- not just as the means to an end, but as a path to living a deeper, more fully alive life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Goldberg lives in northern New Mexico and is the author of \u003cb\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWild Mind\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLong Quiet Highway\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBanana Rose\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eLiving Color\u003c\/b\u003e, a book about her work as a painter. She teaches writing in workshops nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761819124000,"sku":"9780553374964","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b65bd6b06ba189a582e01ce0ad573a60.webp?v=1780213497","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thunder-and-lightning-cracking-open-the-writers-craft-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}