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A review by rkking
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
4.0
Among the many writing craft books out there, there are a great number of them that double as personal memoirs. The most famous one of course is Stephen King's On Writing. In that vein, Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott tells a deeply personal life story by the writer, accompanied by her own approaches to the writerly existence. While a lot of it can be so personal as to feel like it fails to cater to other writers, there are some real gems in here.
The biggest one for me is in regards to the title. As a writer I often compare the craft to these lofty ideals which I constantly fail to measure up to. Lamott does a great job of describing writing in a much more accessible way. It's a craft, like any other. Take it a day at a time; bird by bird.
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The biggest one for me is in regards to the title. As a writer I often compare the craft to these lofty ideals which I constantly fail to measure up to. Lamott does a great job of describing writing in a much more accessible way. It's a craft, like any other. Take it a day at a time; bird by bird.
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