How long does it take to read Writing Down the Bones?
Natalie Goldberg, Nathalie Goldberg
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg, Nathalie Goldberg takes about 4 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 42 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1986. 256 pages, about 70,400 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 49 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 56 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice —"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind."
Subjects: Authorship, Interviews, Creative writing, Writing & editing guides, Reference, Composition & Creative Writing - General
