Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
by: Anne Lamott
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Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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Think you've got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn'tafraid to help you let it out. She'll help you find your passion andyour voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to thepeculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of theenergizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced byLamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which haslittle to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy,writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph.Marvelouslywise and best of all, great reading.
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Amazon.com Review:
Think you've got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn'tafraid to help you let it out. She'll help you find your passion andyour voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to thepeculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of theenergizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced byLamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which haslittle to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy,writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph.Marvelouslywise and best of all, great reading.
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- Refreshing and Encouraging
The pressure is tremendous. To write a review of a book on writing -- the review almost has to smack of winning a Pulitzer. Well, I'm no writer, so I'll do my best.
The frankness of Lamott is very refreshing. So many books on writing just cover the technical approaches and don't really address the psychological factors. And when they do address them, it's usually couched in too much politically correct bile. Not so with Anne -- she tells it like it is. A breath of fresh air.
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Rating: - Great for writers, even more important for people just trying to get through this life
I'm not sure how I heard about this book. It was one of those odd series of events that ends with something in your mailbox. I read a few quick things about it online and suddenly decided that I must read the book. I'm glad I did because this was one of the most enjoyable books I've read in a long time.
Anne has a casual but polished writing style that you can't help but to get lost in. She writes like a close friend speaks to you, eschewing ego and pretentiousness to deliver her simple, ... Read More
Rating: - Attention Writers: Keep This Book on Your Shelf
Anne Lamott is an accomplished novelist and essayist, and she is also a writing teacher. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life contains not only her classroom lessons, but also her whole self. Lamott's witty, honest and at times self-deprecating style is all over these chapters and her empathy for writers of all levels is immediately apparent. When we writers take time off to read what we think are how-to books, often times we're stuck and we're looking for a friend. We find this in Anne ... Read More
Rating: - Touching and funny
Anne teaches writing and this book is based on what she shares with her class. I love the personal stories she tells, especially about her son, Sam. Writers often talk of "voice", and I feel I know Anne through this book. I can hear her voice.
She makes the serious memorable, but also funny. Writing is important, but she does urge us to not take it all too seriously.
She talks about the thrill of seeing oneself in print, but then the raging doubt and the self-loathing that can come ... Read More
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- Beyond the book - "Real" Life Tips
Yes, this is a book on instructions for writing, but of greater value are Anne Lamott's "real" life tips. These are "real" because they are very straight-forward, honest and humorous. Can you imagine saying to your friend, "I hate you"? You know you may have thought this at one time or another but Lamott says it. The question is whether she was serious or just allowing her inner voice to get some ink in "Bird by Bird".
From the perspecctive of advice on writing this book does contain worthy ... Read More
- Refreshing and EncouragingThe pressure is tremendous. To write a review of a book on writing -- the review almost has to smack of winning a Pulitzer. Well, I'm no writer, so I'll do my best.
The frankness of Lamott is very refreshing. So many books on writing just cover the technical approaches and don't really address the psychological factors. And when they do address them, it's usually couched in too much politically correct bile. Not so with Anne -- she tells it like it is. A breath of fresh air.
Read More
- Great for writers, even more important for people just trying to get through this lifeI'm not sure how I heard about this book. It was one of those odd series of events that ends with something in your mailbox. I read a few quick things about it online and suddenly decided that I must read the book. I'm glad I did because this was one of the most enjoyable books I've read in a long time.
Anne has a casual but polished writing style that you can't help but to get lost in. She writes like a close friend speaks to you, eschewing ego and pretentiousness to deliver her simple, ... Read More
- Attention Writers: Keep This Book on Your ShelfAnne Lamott is an accomplished novelist and essayist, and she is also a writing teacher. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life contains not only her classroom lessons, but also her whole self. Lamott's witty, honest and at times self-deprecating style is all over these chapters and her empathy for writers of all levels is immediately apparent. When we writers take time off to read what we think are how-to books, often times we're stuck and we're looking for a friend. We find this in Anne ... Read More
- Touching and funnyAnne teaches writing and this book is based on what she shares with her class. I love the personal stories she tells, especially about her son, Sam. Writers often talk of "voice", and I feel I know Anne through this book. I can hear her voice.
She makes the serious memorable, but also funny. Writing is important, but she does urge us to not take it all too seriously.
She talks about the thrill of seeing oneself in print, but then the raging doubt and the self-loathing that can come ... Read More
- Beyond the book - "Real" Life TipsYes, this is a book on instructions for writing, but of greater value are Anne Lamott's "real" life tips. These are "real" because they are very straight-forward, honest and humorous. Can you imagine saying to your friend, "I hate you"? You know you may have thought this at one time or another but Lamott says it. The question is whether she was serious or just allowing her inner voice to get some ink in "Bird by Bird".
From the perspecctive of advice on writing this book does contain worthy ... Read More
