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I've actually been reading this slowly for several months, a chapter or two at a time. I loved it, and will reread, maybe dipping in to individual chapters. It's about writing, yes, but there's an awful lot that really applies to anything, any creative endeavor, and frankly, just living your life.Ve...
I'm glad I finally got to read this in print. I had previously only listened to the abridged audio version a couple of times. Anne Lamott is a great cheerleader for would-be writers. I was surprised at how entertaining she can be. She has a gift for dryly delivered overstatement that had me sniggeri...
If you create--writing, painting, art, ANYTHING-- Bird by Bird is THE book in my opinion. It's not a how-to guide, but a way of viewing the creative process. My favorite thing by Anne Lamott.
I feel relieved and also a little saddened. Ms. Lamott gives voice to my neurosis and my fears, allowing me not to feel so alone in the world. I started reading this a few years ago and I won't lie that the introduction completely depressed me. She speaks the truth about writing (how solitary it is)...
Keep this on the QT, but I've always dreamed of being a writer. Bird by Bird made writing seem so delightfully horrible that I've read this book over and over. It's peculiar that I've read this book on writing a half dozen times and yet I've never written a review of it.
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