#((no guarantees I'll read it tho lolol fyi))

[danni-dollarsign]

HEY so here’s something not Pokemon-related, but writing-related!

If there are any writers following this acct (or happen to see this, anyways), I wanted to recommend checking out this book I’m almost done with: it’s called Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg. I really have enjoyed it a bunch - it gives some writing exercises, but it mostly a series of motivational anecdotes from Goldberg’s life (usually involving her interest in Zen Buddhism or her experiences as a writing teacher). The writing is clear and kinda comfy to read imo - I really was surprised with the amount of light prose in this, actually, which was certainly a plus for someone like me who just adores beautifully-written lines that mirror Romanticist literature with a post-modern twist. I got mine off of Amazon (something like $12 or whatever for a new 30th Anniversary edition, but I’m pretty sure I also saw it on ThriftBooks for WAY cheaper if you’re in a bind). It definitely won’t solve all your writing woes, nor is it a cure-all for Writer’s Block (nothing is, for the record), but I did get a lot of value in what she had to say~!

I’d give it a 7.5 of out 10!

skilled, clear writing with plenty to take away

plenty of chapters on especially novels and poetry, along with some chapters regarding short stories (all mixed with her anecdotes, of course)

interesting writing exercises that aren’t “Write a Letter to Your Younger Self” (fuck that prompt)

bonus points bc it had lots of Zen Buddhist concepts as well as Samurai stuff in the later chapters that just was fun for me to read lololol

#book recommendations #books on writing #writing down the bones #I have literally SO many books on writing #mostly bc.... I really like writing lol #lemme know if u want any more book recs #OR if u have recs that u think I should check out #anything about writing or linguistics or even just analytical thought is like my FAV #((no guarantees I'll read it tho lolol fyi))