Comments on: Cathy: Goldberg Gratitude

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:49:30 +0000

brother from a different mother…..LOL

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:38:32 +0000

thought you ladies would find this funny:

i just rec’d an email from my friend joe, mentioned above, and he never read the book and recalled my statement of gratitude when he gave it to me.

from joe’s email: I don’t really read books like that but I thought you’d like it and your immediate reply was, “I have too many books like this.”

i’m hoping that he just didn’t recall the addendum: ‘that i haven’t read yet.”

lol!

he is my brother of a different mother.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:41:22 +0000

kelly, it’s not like homework at all. goldberg’s writing sounds like an enthusiatic friend talking to you.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:45:04 +0000

i have to admit, i’ve always struggled with reading non-fiction books of any kind. i’m an escapist reader. non-fiction feels too much like “homework” to me, and spending 8-10 hours a day in “college”, so to speak, homework is the last thing i want to do. but it sounds like you guys are pretty sold on this one! so you think it’s valuable even for someone like me who is not a writer by trade? and don’t plan to be?

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:26:45 +0000

i’ll have to check that one out, kristine!

i’ve been dipping into bones for years, whether writing or not.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:23:48 +0000

I love this idea of picking up and taking a nibble on a daily basis. A long time ago, I used to do this with books of poetry. But Goldberg is so concrete, accessible, motivating — a great idea!

By: Kristine

Kristine — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:57:00 +0000

Your post is a great reminder about the power of a good motivational book on writing. I also love Bones. It’s one of my favorites.

My other favorite is BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamott. I reference her chapter on “Shitty First Drafts” ALL the time.