Best Selling Books by Natalie Goldberg

Offers advice on writing creatively, discusses the importance of discipline, and suggests writing exercises.

The author draws on her teaching background to share new writing guidelines and outline the steps for a personal or group writing retreat, providing coverage of such topics as working in silence and writing without criticism.

DIVDIVAn inspirational, practical, and often lighthearted guide on how to find time to write, how to discover your personal style, and how to make sentences come alive/div DIVNatalie Goldberg, author of the bestselling Writing Down the Bones, shares her invaluable insight into writing as a source of creative power, and the daily ins and outs of the writer’s task. Topics include balancing mundane responsibilities with a commitment to writing; knowing when to take risks as a writer and a human being; coming to terms with success, failure, and loss; and learning self-acceptance—both in life and art./divDIV /divDIVThought-provoking and practical, Wild Mind provides an abundance of suggestions for keeping the writing life vital and active, and includes more than thirty provocative “try this” exercises as jump-starters to get your pen moving./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Natalie Goldberg, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div/div

“Memoir writers, buy this book, put it on your personal altar, or carry it with you as you traverse the deep ruts of your old road.” —Tom Spanbauer, author of The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon Old Friend from Far Away teaches writers how to tap into their unique memories to tell their story. Twenty years ago Natalie Goldberg’s classic, Writing Down the Bones, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, Old Friend from Far Away—her first book since Writing Down the Bones to focus solely on writing—reaffirms Goldberg’s status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir. To write memoir, we must first know how to remember. Through timed, associative, and meditative exercises, Old Friend from Far Away guides you to the attentive state of thought in which you discover and open forgotten doors of memory. At once a beautifully written celebration of the memoir form, an innovative course full of practical teachings, and a deeply affecting meditation on consciousness, love, life, and death, Old Friend from Far Away welcomes aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their unique voice to tell their stories. Like Writing Down the Bones, it will become an old friend to which readers return again and again.

The bestselling author of "Writing Down the Bones" offers her compelling story of love, loss, and betrayal--a memoir that is ultimately a search to discover the truth that lives within all great failures.

One of the world''s foremost writing teachers invites readers on a joyful journey into the reading and origins of haiku A haiku is three simple lines. But it is also, as Allen Ginsberg put it, three lines that "make the mind leap." A good one, he said, lets the mind experience "a small sensation of space which is nothing less than God." As many spiritual practices seek to do, the haiku''s spare yet acute noticing of the immediate and often ordinary grounds the reader in the pure awareness of now. Natalie Goldberg is a delightfully companionable tour guide into this world. She highlights the history of the form, dating back to the seventeenth century; shows why masters such as Basho and Issa are so revered; discovers Chiyo-ni, an important woman haiku master; and provides insight into writing and reading haiku. A fellow seeker who travels to Japan to explore the birthplace of haiku, Goldberg revels in everything she encounters, including food and family, painting and fashion, frogs and ponds. She also experiences and allows readers to share in the spontaneous and profound moments of enlightenment and awakening that haiku promises.

Essays, art, and exercises with “many gems that will brighten anyone’s fearful mind,” from the author of the creativity classic Writing Down the Bones (The Taos News). Known as an author and sought-after writing teacher, Natalie Goldberg is also a painter whose work has been shown widely and included in prominent collections. In Living Color, she expounds on her own path to artistic inspiration, and reminds us that our explorations are not limited to only one form. Tailored to a new generation of readers who want to draw, paint, write, or express themselves through some other creative medium, this revised and expanded edition features thirteen of Natalie Goldberg’s engaging and encouraging essays with seventy-five of her paintings and twenty-two never-before-shared artistic exercises. A work of beauty and inspiration, Living Color speaks straight to the heart of anyone who wants to break down creative barriers or explore their creativity anew.

Bestselling author and teacher Natalie Goldberg shares her inspiring personal journey out of a devastating period of writer’s block and back into a life of growth, creativity, and healing. Natalie Goldberg has been writing for the past fifty years. But at the beginning of the pandemic, she suddenly wasn’t able to write anymore. Her imaginative wellspring had dried up, and she was forced to ask herself: what do I do when what has always worked for me doesn’t work anymore? In this beautifully written, inspiring personal account, Natalie shares her harrowing journey out of creative paralysis and back onto the page. When all of her tried and true methods – meditation, sitting still, writing practice – stopped working, she had to take drastic action. She got into her car and left New Mexico in search of a new inventive source. In her journey through the western states, she visited famous literary sites, searching for the spark that would reignite her ability to write. And, next to Hemingway’s grave, she found it. “Get going,” he seemed to say to her, and she did. Now, Natalie shares her story of traveling through literary and personal memory to clarify her way forward, struggling to make sense of her difficult relationships with parents and teachers, and digging into her long-held grief. Ultimately, she discovers how to write through the emptiness in order to fill up the world with compassion, healing, and renewed liveliness. For anyone struggling to reconnect with their own creative source, Writing on Empty is a gentle and instructive guidebook back to remembering what truly matters.

DIVDIVA moving memoir of a journey of self-discovery through Zen Buddhism/div DIVIn this autobiographical work, Natalie Goldberg takes us on a journey from her suburban childhood to her maturation as a writer. From the high-school classroom where she first listened to the rain, to her fifteen years as a student of Zen Buddhism, Natalie Goldberg’s path is by turns illuminating, disciplined, heartbreaking, hilarious, and healing. Along the way she reflects on her life and work in prose that is both elegant and precise, reminding the reader of what it means to be fully alive./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Natalie Goldberg, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div /div

DIVDIVIn the sequel to her bestselling Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg advises readers on how to capture the flashes of inspiration of a writer’s life, and turn this “thunder and lightning” into a polished final piece/divDIV /divDIVAny writer may find himself or herself with an abundance of raw material, but it takes patience and care to turn this material into finished stories, essays, poems, novels, and memoirs. Referencing her own experiences both as a writer and as a student of Zen, Natalie provides insight into the struggles and demands of turning ideas into concrete form. /divDIV /divDIVHer guidance addresses ways to overcome writer’s block, deal with the fear of criticism and rejection, get the most from working with an editor, and improve one’s writing by reading accomplished authors. She communicates this with her characteristic humor and compassion, and a deep respect for writing as an act of celebration./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Natalie Goldberg, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div /div

From the author of Writing Down the Bones: This novel about a Brooklyn-born woman’s self-reinvention in Taos, New Mexico, “explodes with wit and vision” (Indianapolis News). Nell Schwartz is a Brooklyn-born Jewish girl who reinvents herself in the communes of Taos, renaming herself Banana Rose—because she’s “bananas.” But Nell struggles with her inner fears and desires, the demands of the artist’s life, and the irrepressible call of home. While living in New Mexico, Nell falls in love with and marries a free-spirited horn player named Gauguin. They travel east to experience city life, and then to the Midwest to be closer to family, but their tempestuous relationship cools as Nell’s free-spiritedness and Jewishness seem under constant scrutiny. For solace, Nell turns to her friend Anna, a writer who teaches Nell what it means to be an artist. Nell is slowly transformed by love, loss, and art, gaining a new sense of self. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Natalie Goldberg, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

From the beloved writing teacher behind Writing Down the Bones comes a treasury of personal stories reflecting a life filled with journeys—inner and outer—zigzagging around the world and home again Here, Natalie Goldberg shares those vivid moments that have wakened her to new ways of being. We follow alongside her mapless meanderings in the New Mexican desert and her pilgrimages to Bob Dylan’s birthplace and to Larry McMurtry’s dusty Texas ghost town of rare books. We feel her deep hunger while she sits zazen in a monastery in Japan, and her profound loss when she hears of the passing of a dear friend while teaching in the French countryside. Through it all, she remains grounded in a life informed by two constants: the practices of writing and of Zen. With humor and insight, Natalie encircles around the essential questions these paths compel her toward: Where does this life lead? Who are we? This is a book to be relished one awakening at a time. Each story is a reminder that no matter how hard the situation or desolate you may feel, spring will come again, breaking through a cold winter, bringing early yellow forsythia flowers. And the Great Spring of enlightenment—that sudden rush of acceptance, pain cracking open, obstructions shattering—will also burst forth.

A powerful memoir from Natalie Goldberg—the woman who changed the way writing is taught in this country—sharing her experience with cancer grounded in her practice of writing and Zen Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home begins at the grave of Katagiri Roshi, Natalie’s Zen teacher, in Japan. Twenty years after Katagiri’s death and Natalie’s return to New Mexico, she is permanently settled in Santa Fe with her partner, Yukwan. Except that, as Buddhism teaches us, nothing is permanent. Natalie learns that she has CLL, a potentially fatal form of blood cancer. For two years, Natalie dances with her cancer—visiting doctor after doctor, attempting treatment after treatment. Nothing helps; in fact, one of the treatments only feeds the cancer and encourages its growth. Then Natalie’s partner, Yukwan discovers that she, too, has cancer—breast cancer—as well as an off-the-charts oncotype score that requires her to have surgery immediately. The cancer twins, as Natalie calls herself and Yukwan, now must each navigate her own illness, carve out her own cancer territory. Each can provide only limited emotional and physical energy for the other. And, somehow, they both need to find a way to stay together, to stay in love—and to heal. As the title expresses, Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home is so much more than a cancer memoir. Through a direct and grounded narrative, Natalie illuminates a path through illness: that we need to be in love with the lives we have, to embrace the dark and the light in our lives. For Natalie, writing and painting represent the light, and her cancer takes her deeper into her art practices. Balanced with a Zen practice that helps to her face death, this book is a moving meditation on living life in full bloom.

60 all-new writing topics to inspire your daily writing practice from bestselling author of Writing Down the Bones and acclaimed writing instructor Natalie Goldberg. "This is my wish for you- that you take these cards, grab the topic on one side and write, write, write . . . Remember no good or bad. Just words on the page." With more than 1 million copies sold and translated into nineteen languages, Natalie Goldberg''s Writing Down the Bones has inspired countless writers around the world. Now, Natalie answers one of the most frequent questions from writers- how do I begin? Right here! No matter what level. Writing Down the Bones Deck offers 60 all-new topics to awaken the mind and explore writing from fresh perspectives. Many of the topics offer multiple angles, providing inspiration again and again. Working with this deck is like a personal course with beloved writing instructor Natalie Goldberg. Each card contains a writing topic on one side and a short lesson on the reverse, delivered in Natalie''s honest, heartfelt urgency. From classic prompts that Natalie Goldberg has used a thousand and ten times for her own writing, like "I''m looking at . . ." and "I''m thinking of . . ." to writing about memories of silence and things you forgot to say, the cards will spark you. Whether you are new to establishing a writing practice or you''ve been going strong for years, the Writing Down the Bones Deck will help you focus on the details and inspire you to develop discipline, gain confidence, and break free to tell your story. The 60 color cards come in a magnetic enclosure box with a short introductory booklet.

Presents poems on the shifting rhythms of interior life and the connection of all things in a collection that features reproductions of the author''s original artwork.

The all-time best-selling writer''s handbook turns thirty. With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer''s craft: on writing from "first thoughts" (keep your hand moving, don''t cross out, just get it on paper), on listening (writing is ninety percent listening; the deeper you listen, the better you write), on using verbs (verbs provide the energy of the sentence), on overcoming doubts (doubt is torture; don''t listen to it)--even on choosing a restaurant in which to write. Goldberg sees writing as a practice that helps writers comprehend the value of their lives. The advice in her book, provided in short, easy-to-read chapters with titles that reflect the author''s witty approach ("Writing Is Not a McDonald''s Hamburger," "Man Eats Car," "Be an Animal"), will inspire anyone who writes--or who longs to.

30年前，《心靈寫作》出版後立刻登上暢銷榜，成為北美所有教導創意寫作與書寫治療的人必讀的書。中文版在臺灣出版後，14年來更開啟了華文世界心靈寫作的風氣，不僅是寫作治療課的必備經典，更是孤獨寫作者的私房老師。 「寫作人的職責是將平凡化為生動，喚醒我們留心簡單中自有不凡之處。」因此，關於如何開始寫作？如何激勵自己？如何尋找題材？如何深化寫下的內容？甚至連如何找筆記本？在哪裡寫作？作者都在談笑風生的字裡行間，提出了令人驚喜的建議，讓自認平凡的讀者們不禁躍躍欲試。 「練習寫作意味著全面探討自己的生命」，因此本書所談的不只是寫作，更是生活哲學、生命智慧。在書中，作者揉合教學、寫作、禪修以及生活的心得，為的就是提醒你：相信自己、要對自己的生活經驗有信心。如果你想活得更多彩、更快活，讓本書敦促你提起筆吧！那一刻，轉化生命的能量必將開啟！

Velen van ons hebben de wens om een boek te schrijven. Maar hoe begin je daarmee? In ''Schrijven vanuit je hart'' krijg je tips en oefeningen om je schrijfdroom waar te maken. Zelf een boek schrijven is namelijk de droom van veel mensen. Met de tips en oefeningen van Nathalie Goldberg was zelf een boek schrijven nog nooit zo makkelijk. ''Schrijven vanuit je hart'' is een gepassioneerde oproep om je diepste gedachten onder woorden te brengen. Het boek is opgebouwd uit 64 hoofdstukken van drie pagina''s, waarin steeds een advies wordt uitgewerkt. Het zijn zonder uitzondering inspirerende teksten die tot de verbeelding spreken en de lezer stimuleren om te schrijven vanuit zijn of haar hart. Deze editie bevat een nieuw omslag én een nieuw voorwoord van Julia Cameron! Ontdek ook de kaartenset van ''Schrijven vanuit je hart'', met 60 kaarten met schrijftips en -instructies om schrijven vanuit nieuwe perspectieven te ontdekken.

New Age thinkers and writers in the field of millennial metaphysics and human potential discuss the nature of creativity. They discuss the roots of creativity, how to use and apply creativity to your life, and the power of creativity to change the way you live.

This weekend workshop is a primer on writing the modern memoir, which, unlike your grandmother''s memoir, can be written at any age. Also, a memoir can be about just part of your life. "The more you are present," says Natalie, "the more the past will come up and be alive. Only right now can give you your past ...

La práctica de la escritura, al igual que la práctica del zen, nos devuelve al estado mental natural, a la mente en bruto, rebosante de energía y vitalidad. El presente libro nos ofrece todo tipo de prácticos consejos, con un enfoque solidario, sobre la manera de encontrar tiempo para escribir, superando el bloqueo del escritor, así como de dar vida a las frases y descubrir el estilo personal. La autora nos anima a escribir, siquiera sea de un modo torpe o excéntrico, al tiempo que nos brinda una visión más amplia sobre las tareas del escritor, que básicamente se reducen a lograr el equilibrio entre las responsabilidades cotidianas y el compromiso con la escritura, así como a asumir tanto el éxito como el fracaso y aprender a aceptarse.