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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
She's kinda quirky... but the book was still pretty good. I liked Stephen King's better, but it's always good to read a few different opinions.
Anne LaMont - what a fantastic book. So apropos still today.
This book was really lovely. It definitely made you feel like you were in Lamott’s writing class. I came into it with the mindset of her students, interested in novel writing, in publication, in getting an agent. This book was a refreshing push to slow down and focus on the small instead of the large projects. In some ways, this book was a bit discouraging because it was basically like “it is extremely hard to be successful at writing, so just do it for the love of it.” My favorite essays were “The Moral Point of View,” “Writing a Present,” and “Giving.” I feel like her thoughts on life were more powerful than her thoughts on writing- those were the parts I found most moving for sure. A few bits of the book were off color in today’s setting and a few of the metaphors got me really lost.
It’s a classic for a reason. I’ll probably read it again and again throughout my writing life.
Probably the best book out there to get your "writing mojo" back and one that is recommended by every writing blog and community. It is so honest and hilarious and, at the same time, full of wise advice for writing (but simultaneously for living). Anything else I say will sound like a cliché, while the book doesn't at all, so just read it.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I’ve read this book twice, and both times it has helped me finish a draft of a big long-form project I’m not sure I would have been able to finish otherwise. Its advice feels so simple, and yet hearing it again in Anne Lamott’s voice is always the thing that gets me moving.
Why did I not read this book sooner? So many pages I'd like to bookmark to come back to when I need to hear that. Not as good as King's On Writing, but this hits me in a similar way.
medium-paced