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- Publisher: Random House Inc
- ISBN: 0385480016
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100116277
- Release Date: October 1, 1995
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Bird by Bird"Browse more products related to "Anne Lamott"Review"I knew it was funny, and because I'm trying to live a spiritual life there's a lot of material, I hope, that applies to life as well as to writing, and writing as a way of healing...healing the soul and discovering one's own true inner voice and incorporating that thing that Jesus supposedly said in the Gospel of Thomas, if we can believe the Gnostic gospel; that if you get what is inside of you out it can save you, and if you don't get it out it can kill you. I mean, I believe that and it really has determined my writing philosophy." "An inspiring book about writing as a way of finding the truth...Touches on everything from life's ironies to her own personal demons...to show beginning writers how to use the emotional tug of memory and its many details to rev up old creative engines...Throughout the book, Lomott is eloquent on the joy of writing for its own sake." "Superb writing advice. Ms. Lamott's book [is] hilarious, helpful, [and] provocative." "A gift to all of us mortals who write or ever wanted to write...sidesplittingly funny, patiently wise and alternately cranky and kind--a reveille to get off our duffs and start writing now, while we still can." "Lamott's irony is wise and hardly ever cynical. She sees things in their twisted nakedness and embraces them. That she is able to be funny and wise about what is difficult or painful is surely powerful evidence of the same grace she finds in the people she loves; it is the good fortune of readers that she is so willing to share." Publisher's noteThe author of five books, including the novels Hard Laughter, Rosie and Joe Jones, offers an "inspiring book about writing as a way of finding truth" (San Francisco Chronicle). "A reveille to get off our duffs and start writing now, while we still can".--Seattle Times. "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that hed 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 brothers shoulder, and said, Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'" AnnotationFrom the writer of the best-selling OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS comes this timely tract on the art of writing--an anecdotal, frank step-by-step guide on how to write and how to manage a writer's life. Offers advice on getting started, character, plot, dialogue, writer's block, writing groups, publication, and more. If You Enjoy "Bird by Bird (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Bird by Bird (Paperback)" by Anne Lamott (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Writing Skills Bestsellers
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