Anne Lamott is insightful and down-to-earth in Bird by Bird. Her unconventional teaching methods are inspirational. It's like she's in the room with you having conversation as you read. Lamott gets down to the nitty-gritty, your deepest insecurities in this book. She uses personal anecdotes with a touch of self-depreciating humor to subside beginner's fears and remind seasoned writers it's good to write really bad first drafts.
Get Bird by Bird. Lamott will inspire you to write, read and write some more.
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
gingersnap157, November 6, 2007
Anne Lamott is insightful and down-to-earth in Bird by Bird. Her unconventional teaching methods are inspirational. It's like she's in the room with you having conversation as you read. Lamott gets down to the nitty-gritty, your deepest insecurities in this book. She uses personal anecdotes with a touch of self-depreciating humor to subside beginner's fears and remind seasoned writers it's good to write really bad first drafts.Get Bird by Bird. Lamott will inspire you to write, read and write some more.
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