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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 26,935 Ratings and 3,120 Reviews

Book Description
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 ... More
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Publisher
BindingLibrary Binding (12 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages239
ISBN-101439558167
ISBN-13978-1439558164
Publication Date10/04/2008
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About Anne Lamott (Author) : Anne Lamott is a published author and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Anne Lamott include Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith (Unabridge... more
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9/10/2016 Margaret Rodeheaver said: Funny, real, and reassuring.
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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5/26/2010 Gargi Sharma tagged as: I want to read

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11/14/2009 Juli Jones said: Helped me think of myself as a writer
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9/11/2009 Tina Mackin said: Whenever a task seems too big, I remember the advice of Ms. Lamott's father: "bird by bird."
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10/24/2008 Magdalene Kellett tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: yummy writing, made me laugh out loud

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8/31/2007 Amy Moreno tagged as: writing, spirituality, self-help, reference, memoir, inspirational, good for the soul, anne lamott

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7/30/2007 Sara Holmes tagged as: writingandwriters

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