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" welcomes
aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their
unique voice to tell their stories.
Goldberg's enormously popular workshops have given countless
students the ability to heed the call to write. "Old Friend from
Far Away" recreates her trademark workshop style with its terse,
demanding writing "sprints" that train the hand and mind to quicken
their pace and give up conscious control. These exercises divert
the eye from the obvious and redirect it to the tactile details we
miss, the embarrassments we pass over, and the complications we
overlook in the blur of everyday living. Goldberg writes, "No one
says it, but writing induces the state of love." "Old Friend from
Far Away" guides us into that state of love, where heightened
attention and a rhythm of focus allow the patterns and details of
the past to emerge on the page.
Millions of Americans want to write about their lives. With "Old
Friend" as the road map for getting started and following through,
writers and readers will gain a deeper understanding of their own
minds, learn to connect with their senses in order to find the
detail and truth that give their written words power and
authenticity, and unfold the natural structure of the stories they
carry within. An absolute joy to read, it is a profound affirmation
of the capacity of the written word to remember the past, free us
from it, and forever transform theway we think about ourselves and
our lives. Like "Writing Down the Bones," it will become an old
friend to which readers return again and again.
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