{"product_id":"one-continuous-mistake-isbn-9780140195873","title":"One Continuous Mistake","description":"Based on the Zen philosophy that we learn more from our failures than from our successes, \u003cb\u003eOne Continuous Mistake\u003c\/b\u003e teaches a refreshing new method for writing as spiritual practice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this unique guide for writers of all levels, Gail Sher—a poet who is also a widely respected teacher of creative writing—combines the inspirational value of Julia Cameron's \u003cb\u003eThe Artist's Way\u003c\/b\u003e with the spiritual focus of \u003cb\u003eZen Mind, Beginner's Mind\u003c\/b\u003e. Here she introduces a method of discipline that applies specific Zen practices to enhance and clarify creative work. She also discusses bodily postures that support writing, how to set up the appropriate writing regimen, and how to discover one's own \"learning personality.\"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of such classics as \u003cb\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eIf You Want to Write\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOne Continuous Mistake\u003c\/b\u003e will help beginning writers gain access to their creative capabilities while serving as a perennial reference that working writers can turn to again and again for inspiration and direction.\u003c\/p\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: A Writing \"Habit\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExercise: Writing \u003ci\u003eZazen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Four Noble Truths for Writers\u003cbr\u003e2. Pointing Directly at Your Own Heart, You'll Find Buddha\u003cbr\u003e3. Single-Minded Effort\u003cbr\u003e4. Grandmother's Fingerpointing\u003cbr\u003e5. A Writing \"Habit\"\u003cbr\u003e6. Waves of the Sea Belong to the Sea\u003cbr\u003e7. Writing Posture\u003cbr\u003e8. The Kiss of the Asp\u003cbr\u003e9. The Writer's Middle Way\u003cbr\u003e10. Distractions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Like Jesus, It's From God. And From You.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExercise: Writing \u003ci\u003eKinhin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Stay-at-Home Days\u003cbr\u003e12. Fleeting Thoughts\u003cbr\u003e13. Books Read Us\u003cbr\u003e14. Reading Supports Writing—But Watch Out!\u003cbr\u003e15. Bleached-Bone Simplicity\u003cbr\u003e16. Ode to a Drawer\u003cbr\u003e17. The Rubbery Time of Revision\u003cbr\u003e18. One Continuous Mistake\u003cbr\u003e19. Like Jesus, It's From God. And From You.\u003cbr\u003e20. Ping!\u003cbr\u003e21. Five Pillars of Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. The Lesson of Little Red Riding Hood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExercise: Sneaking Up On Your Mind\u003cbr\u003e22. Tigers in the Lowland\u003cbr\u003e23. Invisible Practice\u003cbr\u003e24. The Gentle Cycle\u003cbr\u003e25. Writer's Block: The Magic Mountain\u003cbr\u003e26. Writer's Anorexia: The Abuse of Creative Power\u003cbr\u003e27. The Lesson of Little Red Riding Hood\u003cbr\u003e28. Writing Parents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Beauty Plus Pity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExercise: Watching the Mind\u003cbr\u003e29. If I Think About Myself, Does That Mean I'm Selfish?\u003cbr\u003e30. Writer-Jock\u003cbr\u003e31. Writing and \"Right\" Livelihood\u003cbr\u003e32. Who Is Writing Better Vedas?\u003cbr\u003e33. Ripples on the Surface of the Water\u003cbr\u003e34. Art Is Theft, Art Is Armed Robbery, Art Is Not Pleasing Your Mother\u003cbr\u003e35. Beauty Plus Pity\u003cbr\u003e36. A Button and a Few Bones\u003cbr\u003e37. Life Is Not Killed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V. A Word Is a Charged Situation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExercise: \u003ci\u003eMot Juste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e38. Huckleberry \"K\"\u003cbr\u003e39. Tibetan English\u003cbr\u003e40. The Told Story\u003cbr\u003e41. Art for Life's Sake\u003cbr\u003e42. The Look of a Voice\u003cbr\u003e43. Grasp the Thing, Words Will Follow\u003cbr\u003e44. Wild by Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI. \"No, No—Poetry Is Serious! Zen Is Not Serious.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExercise: Silence Is Not Silence Is Not Silence\u003cbr\u003e45. The Gospel According to This Moment\u003cbr\u003e46. \"Ashes Do Not Come Back to Firewood\"\u003cbr\u003e47. Lady Murasaki's Insight\u003cbr\u003e48. Heron and I\u003cbr\u003e49. Lean Words \u0026amp; Quietly\u003cbr\u003e50. The Frida Kahlo Principle\u003cbr\u003e51. An Angel in the House\u003cbr\u003e52. Not Knowing\u003cbr\u003e53. One World at a Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA. Guidelines for Beginning Writers of Haiku\u003cbr\u003eB. Your Reading Personality\u003cbr\u003eC. Your Learning Personality\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cb\u003eGail Sher\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books of poetry and one book on breadmaking, in addition to her books on writing. Awarded Teacher of the Year by the combined  educational faculties of the University of California at Berkeley, Stanford University, and San Francisco State University, she has taught graduate classes in writing, psychology, and Zen for many years. She lives in Berkeley, California.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305191133413,"sku":"NP9780140195873","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140195873.jpg?v=1767734155","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/one-continuous-mistake-isbn-9780140195873","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}