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08-11-2017, 01:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-11-2017 01:42 PM by Kira.)
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Anne Lamott - Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing
Anne Lamott - Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing
"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'" Amazon.com Review Think you've got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn't afraid to help you let it out. She'll help you find your passion and your voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to the peculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of the energizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced by Lamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which has little to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy, writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph. Marvelously wise and best of all, great reading. From Publishers Weekly Lamott's ( Operating Instructions ) miscellany of guidance and reflection should appeal to writers struggling with demons large and slight. Among the pearls she offers is to start small, as their father once advised her 10-year-old brother, who was agonizing over a book report on birds: "Just take it bird by bird." Lamott's suggestion on the craft of fiction is down-to-earth: worry about the characters, not the plot. But she's even better on psychological questions. She has learned that writing is more rewarding than publication, but that even writing's rewards may not lead to contentment. As a former "Leona Helmsley of jealousy," she's come to will herself past pettiness and to fight writer's block by living "as if I am dying." She counsels writers to form support groups and wisely observes that, even if your audience is small, "to have written your version is an honorable thing." ![[Image: MhDi9WL.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/MhDi9WL.jpg) Sales Page Magic Button : SOFTWARE/ APPS TO READ EPUBS Magic Button : Normal Mirror Magic Button : BestBlackHatForum Mirror Magic Button :
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08-16-2017, 05:58 PM
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RE: Anne Lamott - Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing
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