Your "most potent writer's tool" is your own mind, Natalie Goldberg says. From that spring the detail and truth that give your written words power and authenticity. Now this bestselling author introduces you to the pleasure of creating vivid "memoirs" of your own with OLD FRIEND FROM FAR AWAY. Based on teachings from her highly acclaimed national workshops for writers of all levels, Goldberg explores:
-Techniques to connect with the senses and make memory vibrant
-How to "pull out" the natural structure of the stories you carry within
-How writing about the past can help free you from it, and much more
Complete with Natalie Goldberg's favorite exercises to awaken your experiences and turn them into memoir, OLD FRIEND FROM FAR AWAY will guide you to a deeper understanding of your own mind, and the hunger to write that exists there.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
School for Wonder review of Old Friend:
This is a fabulous jumpstart for anyone wanting to write memoir, and a cornucopia of exercises to get your memory working and your life flowing onto the page. I find myself hearing Natalie's voice in my everyday life, laughing at a poignant moment that deserves to be written down, talking to me when I'm sleeping, saying something about the moment that helps me retain the moment when I wake up. Powerful friends live in this publication, and I'm grateful for their teachings.
Write Your Memories To Keep Them Alive & Let Them Go:
This book is also available in audio format. ISBN 1564559599. Several years ago I read Natalie Goldberg's book, Writing Down the Bones, and was pleased to see in an ad in a weekly Toronto newspaper that a couple of women were starting a writing group based on Natalie's teachings. That meant we would do timed writings and make sure we kept our hands moving with fast-writing pens. There were about 17 people the first night we met. The two sisters who began the group were very enthused as they had just... more info
And she does feel like an old friend...:
It's easy to get hooked on Natalie Goldberg and it's not always easy to say why. In her Long Island accent -- not much changed by living in Minnesota and New Mexico -- she delivers wry commentary on writing much as I'd imagine a zen master lecturing a favorite student. She can be tough and demanding but she clearly loves her students. And she's very open about her own life, in and out of writing. There's an old saying that we like someone better after we learn their flaws. I listened to Old Friends,... more info
Natalie Goldberg is our girlfriend!:
I feel as if I know Natalie! After all, I have listened to all of her writing workshops and read most of her books. How cool is it to listen to a "Writing Workshop" while taking a walk in your neighborhood!? And to listen to Natalie's (New York-Minnesota-New Mexico accent!) Loooove her.
"Old Friend from Far Away" is wonderful. Natalie gives the writer many ideas about how to get that pen moving, how to write that first sentence..."Write... I remember. My first kiss. My favorite meal is. My father... more info
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