Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life

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Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life is a nonfiction book by Natalie Goldberg that blends memoir, Zen-influenced philosophy, and practical exercises to help writers cultivate a free, disciplined, and creative writing practice.

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instanceOf nonfiction book
writing guide
aimsTo help writers access creativity
help writers cultivate a free writing practice
help writers develop discipline
author Natalie Goldberg NERFINISHED
encourages acceptance of imperfect first drafts
risk-taking on the page
writing from direct experience
focusesOn attention to the present moment
daily writing practice
developing a writer’s mind
genre memoir
nonfiction
self-help
writing instruction
hasPart memoir passages
philosophical reflections
writing exercises
hasTheme discipline as a path to freedom
integration of life and writing
spiritual approach to creativity
influencedBy Buddhist philosophy
Zen practice
language English
promotes longhand writing practice
nonjudgmental awareness in writing
writing as a lifelong practice
relatedWork Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer’s Craft NERFINISHED
Writing Down the Bones NERFINISHED
settingOfContent United States NERFINISHED
subject Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
creative writing
creativity
discipline
mindfulness
writing practice
targetAudience aspiring writers
experienced writers
writing teachers
teaches freewriting techniques
observation skills for writers
overcoming writer’s block

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Natalie Goldberg hasWritten Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life