Goldberg has been deeply influenced by her study of Zen, and this is reflected in her writing. I liked the simplicity of her approach, her lack of pompousness, and her bravery in revealing her own mistakes and insecurities. You can read Wild Mind quickly and then go back and do the exercises, or work through it as you read. Quotes I understand why a lot of writers drink heavily or shoot themselves. When you write, you tap the core of your wildness, you have to be prepared to let that live inside you and not destroy it.
Writing is a great journey.
It is a path with the possibility of making us free. And to tell the truth, it can do all of this while you sit at a desk, your hand moving across the page, while you look ordinary, even a little boring in dull colors with not much animation on your face. I realized if it isn't one thing, it's another. Right now I have enough money to live on, so the problem becomes the pain of writing. If I had no money, the problem would be the pain of poverty, and writing would be the promised land.