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Summary: Intelligent, amusing & inspiring.
Review: Do you ever feel, as a writer, that you're aserious mental case? Anne Lamott entertains us and at the same time assures us that we're all a little wacky.I love the way she walks through the writing process from a personal point of view, rather than a technical one. Lamott assists with the beginnings of getting your thoughts out, on writing exercises and offers great author recommendations. I found this book to be honest, straightforward, amusing and the kind of book that makes you laugh out loud no matter where you're reading it at. She advises methods, thoughts and an interesting prespective into a writers mind. I felt I'd get along perfectly with her and that I was not alone in my literary insanity. I recommend this to any writer, aspiring or established.
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Summary: Live "Bird by Bird"
Review: I adored this book and I'm not a writer, nor planning to be one. It was so funny and brought me to tears. Anne Lamott's work is useful and uplifting. Living your life "Bird by Bird" is excellent advice.
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Summary: Inspirational and Motivating
Review: I read BIRD BY BIRD because I had started at least two novels and gotten discouraged before I got to page 100. The words languished on a computer disk until they finally disappeared, a slow and quiet death. But I knew I had a novel inside of me. Don't we all? I wanted to write. I wanted to get the words out, to get the story told, to finish what I started. I wanted to be motivated and inspired. Anne Lamott's BIRD BY BIRD managed to do this for me. I read the book and when I finished I started writing again and didn't stop until the book was finished. I didn't read anything else during that time. I just wrote and wrote, word by word, bird by bird. I highly recommend this book for anyone who feels discouraged about what they are writing or for those who think they could write but just haven't tackled it yet. Give it a shot!
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Summary: An incredibly good book.
Review: If I had to draw one lesson out of Bird by Bird, it would be a lesson about the power of the badness of the first draft. When Lamott said that the first draft could be as bad as I could make it, could be horrible and overblown, I was finally free to write my own novel, secure in the knowledge that whatever mistakes I made, they weren't permanent. This is a fantastic book. I laughed nearly the entire way through it, and absolutely fell in love with it.
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Summary: Fascinating inspiration
Review: This book is truly awesome. It's a genuine look into the life of a well established writer, who suffers and struggles just as much as the next guy/gal. Anne has a hillarious sense of humor and discusses her trials and triumphs in a amazingly wonderful fashion. This book is just as marvelous as Stephen King's book about writing, A MEMOIR ON WRITING. Read them both, you won't regret it!
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Summary: The Power of Profanity
Review: A couple of the reviewers are right: if you find yourself so disturbed by a smattering of apt and appropriate profanity that you give it veto over all other considerations, then leave this book alone, please. If, however, you care about trivialities like inspiration, humor, manifest humanity, a tour through painful experience, and genuine information, you might want to take a look. What would Jesus do?
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Summary: Expert writing advice with a funny and easy style.
Review: This author is a new find for me, but I will surely read much more of her. She is fabulously funny, incredibly informative, and absolutely generous with her thoughts and feelings and expertise on writing. The book warmed me, and made me feel that I could continue my writing with a stronger and better perspective. For aspiring writer's everywhere, and for writers published and not, this book will take you on a journey and offer invaluable advice for your hard work. It will help you revive that natural urge to write and keep you plugging away at the keyboard during the very worst of slumps. You will also laugh with Anne Lamott, the author, who is hilarious and honest and very witty. The practical and real life advice will stay with you as you struggle to become the writer you already are.
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Summary: A thrilling start on a cure for the all-pervasive BLOCK
Review: I was given this wonderful little bit of insight by a friend, for Christmas. She knew I'd been suffering from the Block, and thought she'd help me out, with a journal and Lamott's book. I devoured every word the author had to offer - she did not advise me, did not look down on me from her high authorly pedestal, did not instruct me. She simply shared her experiences, her thoughts on writing, and this is what writers love best. I was comforted by her willingness to express her anxiety as a writer, and identified with every problem to which she posed a solution. She offered a path that is best travelled in little steps, and did not give any general, cliche advice that is of no use. I strongly recommend this book to any writer, advanced or beginning, or in between, and to anyone whose soul has ever ached for frustration with their art
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Summary: Brilliant, Superb, Engaging!
Review: This is Annie Lamott's finest book so far - and worthwhile for ALL readers, regardless of whether they ever intend to write! Her poignant stories, heartfelt examples and hard-won experience shine through with compassion, encouragement and love. Reading this book is like being held in a warm embrace! Where else can you get love for ten bucks?
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Summary: This book is perfect for the writer's frame of mind
Review: Annie Lamott seems to have the knack for making the difficult seem easy. Her voice is clear and her ideas clearer. I have read this book over and over while trying to be a great writer before I leave high school. Any prospective writer should go through this book once, twice and again.
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