Author:Natalie Goldberg
Wild Mind is for everyone who writes or wants to write. Natalie Goldberg teaches a Zen-like method that will take you straight to the source of creative power, to the mind that is 'raw, full of energy, alive and hungry'. These pages are packed with wise, practical and witty advice on:
--how to find time to write
--how to discover your personal style
--how to make statements come alive
--how to overcome writer's block
Wild Mind also offers a larger vision of the writer's task: balancing daily responsibilities with a commitment to writing; knowing when to take risks as a writer and as a human being; coming to terms with failure and loss; and learning self acceptance - both in life and in art.
Wild Mind vibrates with kindness, truth and courage. The words lift off the page. As I read, my world got bigger. Natalie Goldberg is a superb teacher
—— Laura Davis, co-author of The Courage to HealWakes you up like a cross between morning coffee and a friendly Zen master
—— Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With HeartSimply English is much more readable than a reference book has a right to be ... basically Simply English is rather good.
—— ObserverAdvice that will change for ever the way you use certain words.
—— New StatesmanEasy to use and terribly hard to put down ... Essential.
—— The FieldGreat editor: great teacher of editors
—— Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary SupplementHarry Evans is the journalist we all wanted to be. He could write, sub, design, re-write, think - everything short of standing on the streets and selling the paper himself. Essential English has for generations been the bible of any aspiring Harry Evans. It is as fresh today as it was when it was first published nearly thirty years ago
—— Alan Rusbridger, Editor-in-Chief, GuardianWelcome back to the standard and brilliant text on written English for journalism. Good writing is good writing, and Harold Evans is a good writer, when all around are letting standards slip. Essential English should be essential reading for all journalism students, and all journalists who seek to improve their writing
—— Peter Cole, Professor of Journalism, University of Central LancashireEager, conscientious, affectionate… Endearingly old-fashioned in its family piety, protective partisanship and unembellished decency… A work that murmurs and sidles in a self-effacing tone… A likeable, informative and poignant book that Findlay is uniquely suited to have written
—— Richard Davenport-Hines , Literary ReviewThere is a tenderness with which [Findlay] cherishes even the most inconsequential events… Fitting tribute
—— Jonathan Beckman , Daily TelegraphEntertaining
—— Financial TimesFindlay’s welcome biography reveals him to be a fascinating character… Admirably and engagingly fulfils its brief
—— Peter Parker , OldieA revealing portrait of an extraordinary man
—— IndependentFindlay ably amplifies her portrait with family history and evocations of the Edwardian literary scene
—— New YorkerRespectful and sympathetic
—— Lesley McDowell , Independent on SundayCompelling
—— Clive Aslet , Country LifeA colourful treatment of a colourful life
—— LadyPersonal and affectionate tribute
—— Sally Morris , Daily MailAffectionate, familial tribute to this many-sided man.
—— The Catholic Herald