Writing Down the Bones
"Claim Your Writing"
I enjoyed this chapter because it seems to be very true that we, ourselves, are/can be our own worst critics and not recognize our own greatness. This stems from the problem that we compare ourselves to other people's work or some type of imaginary standard society has set. Goldberg explains we do not need to be modern day Shakespeare's to write great work, we simply just need our own self. To write a great work is as simple as being honest about our own life experiences, truths, views, and using our own true writing voice. My favorite part of this chapter that really gets the point across would be when Goldberg says; "We have trouble connecting with our own confident writing voice that is inside all of us, and even when we do connect and write well, we don't claim it". (pg 164).
"I Don't Want to Die"
This chapter was interpreted by me as getting the message across that personal energy very much plays into writing. As writers, we need to sometimes just write honestly. No matter how excited we may be about a new idea or concept for our writing, we need to write calmly through our creative bustle and explosions of ideas in our mind. It sort of reminded me of meditating among fireworks or gun shots, if we want to successfully write something, our minds and energy must be relaxed and focused. The section that spoke most to me was as follows; "So while we are busy writing, all the burning life we are eager to express should come out of a place of peace. This will help us and keep us from jumping around excitedly in the middle of a story and never quite getting back to our desk to finish it". (pg 177/178).
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