This will be a quick review of writing down the bones and my take away from it. I enjoyed that each chapter had a piece of good advice in it. At the end there was usually a good short sentence or two that summed up what should be taken away from each chapter. I particularly like the messages from "trust yourself" and "The Samurai".
"Trust yourself" provided a story on just going with your gut but give the feeling time to stay. The end message was to be patient with your writing and wait to see if it still holds the same feeling. It is rather good advice and in more than just writing.
"The Samurai" Goldberg gives a story about the analysis of pieces in a group and analyzing what works and what doesn't. What parts should someone take a katana to and cut out, what pieces convey what is needed. One good sentence is worth more than a thousand average sentences.
"We convince ourselves of the illusion because we don't want to handle the reality." - Anon
say more, expand...maybe a bit more constructively...
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