Go down to the bone and write
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Book Introduction
Wake up the 'writer' sleeping inside you
The world's most free writing methodology!
Up until now, hundreds of books on writing have been published that point out writing errors.
But this book talks about 'how to create' 'good writing'.
In other words, rather than a textbook that emphasizes an educational stance on writing, it shows how to bring out and nurture the potential and seeds of writing that already exist within oneself.
We don't need to fill ourselves with something to write.
Instead, if we remove and empty the elements that hinder writing, we will naturally encounter creativity.
This comes from the author's insight embodied through long-term Zen meditation experience.
The writing techniques in this book share universal truths that can be applied to all aspects of life, including painting, business, and sports.
The world's most free writing methodology!
Up until now, hundreds of books on writing have been published that point out writing errors.
But this book talks about 'how to create' 'good writing'.
In other words, rather than a textbook that emphasizes an educational stance on writing, it shows how to bring out and nurture the potential and seeds of writing that already exist within oneself.
We don't need to fill ourselves with something to write.
Instead, if we remove and empty the elements that hinder writing, we will naturally encounter creativity.
This comes from the author's insight embodied through long-term Zen meditation experience.
The writing techniques in this book share universal truths that can be applied to all aspects of life, including painting, business, and sports.
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Recommendation
To those who read this book
First thoughts, paper and pencil
Don't miss your 'first thought'
Keep writing and don't stop
It's not me who writes
The process of achieving artistic stability
Creating a notebook for writing practice
How to write even when you can't write
Ignore the editor's voice
Start with what's right in front of you
Writing can only be learned through writing.
The author and the work are separate.
Break down all boundaries of thought
Writing is not a McDonald's hamburger.
Explore your obsession
Detail brings writing to life.
Call their names
To bake a cake
The writer is a fool who gets wet in the rain
Writing is physical labor.
If you want to write well, listen well
Don't marry a fly
Writing is not a tool for getting love.
Write about your dreams
Think outside the box
Show, don't tell
Don't just say 'flower'
Immerse yourself
The ordinary and the extraordinary coexist
Make story friends
The writer is a great lover
Go beyond the phenomenon and delve into the object.
Like a cat staring at its prey
Believe in yourself
Writing in a cafe
About the studio
Sex, on that grand subject
Make a pilgrimage to the town where you live
Write, just write, just write
One more time when you feel enough
Love life
Don't be eaten by the rat of doubt
Writing itself is heaven.
Take your feet off the pole
Why do I write?
penetrating writing
Surviving as a Writer
Get away from what you wrote
Form of literature, form of life
Leave the familiar pastures
Regular practice paralyzes creativity.
When there is nowhere else to go
Write about food
Take advantage of loneliness
When you feel embarrassed about yourself
Understand your roots
Create a story group
Only the naked can write the truth
Everyone has a voice of genius.
Have your own standards for evaluating work.
Become a samurai and write
Rewrite
I don't want to die
Epilogue
After moving
To those who read this book
First thoughts, paper and pencil
Don't miss your 'first thought'
Keep writing and don't stop
It's not me who writes
The process of achieving artistic stability
Creating a notebook for writing practice
How to write even when you can't write
Ignore the editor's voice
Start with what's right in front of you
Writing can only be learned through writing.
The author and the work are separate.
Break down all boundaries of thought
Writing is not a McDonald's hamburger.
Explore your obsession
Detail brings writing to life.
Call their names
To bake a cake
The writer is a fool who gets wet in the rain
Writing is physical labor.
If you want to write well, listen well
Don't marry a fly
Writing is not a tool for getting love.
Write about your dreams
Think outside the box
Show, don't tell
Don't just say 'flower'
Immerse yourself
The ordinary and the extraordinary coexist
Make story friends
The writer is a great lover
Go beyond the phenomenon and delve into the object.
Like a cat staring at its prey
Believe in yourself
Writing in a cafe
About the studio
Sex, on that grand subject
Make a pilgrimage to the town where you live
Write, just write, just write
One more time when you feel enough
Love life
Don't be eaten by the rat of doubt
Writing itself is heaven.
Take your feet off the pole
Why do I write?
penetrating writing
Surviving as a Writer
Get away from what you wrote
Form of literature, form of life
Leave the familiar pastures
Regular practice paralyzes creativity.
When there is nowhere else to go
Write about food
Take advantage of loneliness
When you feel embarrassed about yourself
Understand your roots
Create a story group
Only the naked can write the truth
Everyone has a voice of genius.
Have your own standards for evaluating work.
Become a samurai and write
Rewrite
I don't want to die
Epilogue
After moving
Into the book
Every time I met Zen Master Katagiri, I asked him questions about Zen, but his answers were always very difficult for me.
But one day, when he mentioned writing, saying, “Natalie, it’s just like writing a line,” I finally understood.
Three years ago he said this:
“Why do you bother coming to meditation meetings? Why don’t you train yourself through writing? If you can immerse yourself deeply in writing, it will take you wherever you need to go.” - From “To the Reader” on pages 12-13
“You can’t do anything with your little strength.
It is the 'great decision maker' who makes things happen.
Your efforts alone are not enough.
“Only when you are moving in the same direction as the universe behind you—the birds, the trees, the sky, the moon, and the countless streams of life—will the Great Determiner help you to make it happen.” - From ‘It Is Not I Who Writes’, p. 39
“When you speak, go only into the words; when you walk, become the walking itself; when you die, become death.”
- From page 57, ‘How to write even when you can’t write’
“When you meditate, you must disappear.
“Make meditation do meditation.”
This also applies to writing.
Let the writing write the writing.
You disappear.
- From page 92, ‘How to bake a cake’
Zen Master Katagiri often said this.
“Please be kind to all things in the world,” I asked him.
“But what are the things that can accept such consideration?” He answered that we should treat chairs, air, paper, and even streets with affection as if they were beings with feelings.
- From page 120, ‘Think outside the sentence structure’
“If the people there knock you down, you have to get up.
Even if they knock you down again, you have to get back up.
No matter how many times you fall, you have to get back up.
That is all you have to do.” - From ‘Don’t Be Eaten by the Mouse of Doubt’, pp. 180-181
“You can’t get used to loneliness.
I take a cold shower every morning.
Every time, I jump in surprise at the coldness of the water.
But I don't avoid the water stream and continue to stand.
Loneliness always bites us.
“We embrace solitude not because we are used to it, but because we learn to stand in it.” - From ‘Use Loneliness’ on page 233
Katagiri often says that he feels a sense of peace when he stands before a great work.
When an artist sees a famous painting, he feels the urge to paint it himself.
Artists radiate vitality, spiritual people radiate peace.
But Katagiri says that for these spiritual people to feel peace, they must be supported by the hard work of life and the contingency that moves the moment, and for artists to achieve vitality in their work, they must come into contact with a quiet peace in an unseen place.
- From page 274, 'I don't want to die'
But one day, when he mentioned writing, saying, “Natalie, it’s just like writing a line,” I finally understood.
Three years ago he said this:
“Why do you bother coming to meditation meetings? Why don’t you train yourself through writing? If you can immerse yourself deeply in writing, it will take you wherever you need to go.” - From “To the Reader” on pages 12-13
“You can’t do anything with your little strength.
It is the 'great decision maker' who makes things happen.
Your efforts alone are not enough.
“Only when you are moving in the same direction as the universe behind you—the birds, the trees, the sky, the moon, and the countless streams of life—will the Great Determiner help you to make it happen.” - From ‘It Is Not I Who Writes’, p. 39
“When you speak, go only into the words; when you walk, become the walking itself; when you die, become death.”
- From page 57, ‘How to write even when you can’t write’
“When you meditate, you must disappear.
“Make meditation do meditation.”
This also applies to writing.
Let the writing write the writing.
You disappear.
- From page 92, ‘How to bake a cake’
Zen Master Katagiri often said this.
“Please be kind to all things in the world,” I asked him.
“But what are the things that can accept such consideration?” He answered that we should treat chairs, air, paper, and even streets with affection as if they were beings with feelings.
- From page 120, ‘Think outside the sentence structure’
“If the people there knock you down, you have to get up.
Even if they knock you down again, you have to get back up.
No matter how many times you fall, you have to get back up.
That is all you have to do.” - From ‘Don’t Be Eaten by the Mouse of Doubt’, pp. 180-181
“You can’t get used to loneliness.
I take a cold shower every morning.
Every time, I jump in surprise at the coldness of the water.
But I don't avoid the water stream and continue to stand.
Loneliness always bites us.
“We embrace solitude not because we are used to it, but because we learn to stand in it.” - From ‘Use Loneliness’ on page 233
Katagiri often says that he feels a sense of peace when he stands before a great work.
When an artist sees a famous painting, he feels the urge to paint it himself.
Artists radiate vitality, spiritual people radiate peace.
But Katagiri says that for these spiritual people to feel peace, they must be supported by the hard work of life and the contingency that moves the moment, and for artists to achieve vitality in their work, they must come into contact with a quiet peace in an unseen place.
- From page 274, 'I don't want to die'
--- From the text
Publisher's Review
Find the seeds of writing that lie dormant within you.
A book not only for writers but also for anyone embarking on an adventure in life.
Since its first publication in 1986, "Write Down to the Bones" has been loved by readers not only in the United States but around the world, establishing itself as a revolutionary writing methodology.
In Korea, it was first published in 2000 and has been loved by readers for 18 years. To repay that love, we have put our heart and soul into the design and proofreading to publish this revised edition.
The cover has been updated to capture the feel of a book that combines Zen meditation and writing, and analog-feeling illustrations of objects familiar to writers, such as fountain pens, typewriters, and coffee cups, have been added to the text.
The valuable reviews of readers who have read and cherished this book so far have added even more luster to this revised edition.
Up until now, hundreds of books on writing have been published that point out writing errors.
But this book talks about 'how to create' 'good writing'.
In other words, rather than a textbook that emphasizes an educational stance on writing, it shows how to bring out and nurture the potential and seeds of writing that already exist within oneself.
We don't need to fill ourselves with something to write.
Instead, if we remove and empty the elements that hinder writing, we will naturally encounter creativity.
This comes from the author's insight embodied through long-term Zen meditation experience.
The writing techniques in this book share universal truths that can be applied to all aspects of life, including painting, business, and sports.
When I read this book to a friend who is a businessman, he said:
“What you’re talking about is exactly like a business story.
That's business.
“There is no difference between writing and being an entrepreneur.”
- From the text
What is the seed of writing that lies dormant within everyone?
It is said that the writer can make great discoveries from the small and trivial things in life that act as obsessions for him.
The author says that if you can say "yes!" to even a coffee stain on the table, you already have the qualities of a great writer.
Moreover, this book serves as a kind and vivid counselor for the mental struggles that writers face.
'Ignore your inner censor, your critic, everything you write is beautiful, you have the right to write the worst garbage in the world.
Free yourself from unnecessary guilt and feelings of inferiority.'
Ultimately, true writing comes naturally when you broaden your insight and wisdom in seeing the world, when you cultivate confidence in your own mind and life, and when you develop affection for all beings in this world (trees, birds, rocks, chairs, and so on).
Vivid writing comes from the writer's own awakened mind.
The author reached this realization through Zen meditation and is conveying that realization through writing.
[Reader Recommendations]
A book that quietly soothes shoulders shaken by doubts and anxieties about writing - Suna
A wonderful book that I read with the deepest concentration, and it doesn't even deserve five stars - Geulsam
A book that gives you the courage to calmly face the challenges and agonies of writing - Green Papaya
As a creative writing major, I highly recommend this book to professors as a student recommendation - Pachira
Believe in yourself, be honest, and write constantly!
This amazing book, with its simple teachings, moves the heart and inspires action - Arabis
A magical book that brings to light the potential of writers dormant within us - gkswlgml83
A book of writing that exudes incredible energy! - Dolguknim
A book that teaches you how to come up with your own writing and how to inject energy into it - Sundnim
If you underline this book, you'll underline every page! - 5D OKU
A book that contains truths that permeate writing and life.
This is a book that everyone, not just writers, should read.
- Cat Radio
I feel happy as if I have met a precious teacher of writing.
- floweret
I feel relieved.
I'm proud.
A surge of passion to do something! - Kailash
Perhaps the first book that helped me overcome my fear of writing - Lee Ji-hoon
A book that will help you endure the pain of writing and maintain your lifelong desire to write.
- deadPXsociety
A book not only for writers but also for anyone embarking on an adventure in life.
Since its first publication in 1986, "Write Down to the Bones" has been loved by readers not only in the United States but around the world, establishing itself as a revolutionary writing methodology.
In Korea, it was first published in 2000 and has been loved by readers for 18 years. To repay that love, we have put our heart and soul into the design and proofreading to publish this revised edition.
The cover has been updated to capture the feel of a book that combines Zen meditation and writing, and analog-feeling illustrations of objects familiar to writers, such as fountain pens, typewriters, and coffee cups, have been added to the text.
The valuable reviews of readers who have read and cherished this book so far have added even more luster to this revised edition.
Up until now, hundreds of books on writing have been published that point out writing errors.
But this book talks about 'how to create' 'good writing'.
In other words, rather than a textbook that emphasizes an educational stance on writing, it shows how to bring out and nurture the potential and seeds of writing that already exist within oneself.
We don't need to fill ourselves with something to write.
Instead, if we remove and empty the elements that hinder writing, we will naturally encounter creativity.
This comes from the author's insight embodied through long-term Zen meditation experience.
The writing techniques in this book share universal truths that can be applied to all aspects of life, including painting, business, and sports.
When I read this book to a friend who is a businessman, he said:
“What you’re talking about is exactly like a business story.
That's business.
“There is no difference between writing and being an entrepreneur.”
- From the text
What is the seed of writing that lies dormant within everyone?
It is said that the writer can make great discoveries from the small and trivial things in life that act as obsessions for him.
The author says that if you can say "yes!" to even a coffee stain on the table, you already have the qualities of a great writer.
Moreover, this book serves as a kind and vivid counselor for the mental struggles that writers face.
'Ignore your inner censor, your critic, everything you write is beautiful, you have the right to write the worst garbage in the world.
Free yourself from unnecessary guilt and feelings of inferiority.'
Ultimately, true writing comes naturally when you broaden your insight and wisdom in seeing the world, when you cultivate confidence in your own mind and life, and when you develop affection for all beings in this world (trees, birds, rocks, chairs, and so on).
Vivid writing comes from the writer's own awakened mind.
The author reached this realization through Zen meditation and is conveying that realization through writing.
[Reader Recommendations]
A book that quietly soothes shoulders shaken by doubts and anxieties about writing - Suna
A wonderful book that I read with the deepest concentration, and it doesn't even deserve five stars - Geulsam
A book that gives you the courage to calmly face the challenges and agonies of writing - Green Papaya
As a creative writing major, I highly recommend this book to professors as a student recommendation - Pachira
Believe in yourself, be honest, and write constantly!
This amazing book, with its simple teachings, moves the heart and inspires action - Arabis
A magical book that brings to light the potential of writers dormant within us - gkswlgml83
A book of writing that exudes incredible energy! - Dolguknim
A book that teaches you how to come up with your own writing and how to inject energy into it - Sundnim
If you underline this book, you'll underline every page! - 5D OKU
A book that contains truths that permeate writing and life.
This is a book that everyone, not just writers, should read.
- Cat Radio
I feel happy as if I have met a precious teacher of writing.
- floweret
I feel relieved.
I'm proud.
A surge of passion to do something! - Kailash
Perhaps the first book that helped me overcome my fear of writing - Lee Ji-hoon
A book that will help you endure the pain of writing and maintain your lifelong desire to write.
- deadPXsociety
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of publication: October 27, 2018
- Page count, weight, size: 284 pages | 432g | 146*225*20mm
- ISBN13: 9788956993409
- ISBN10: 8956993408
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