Lamott and her family were out at their cabin in Bolinas, and she recalls her brother sitting at the kitchen table nearly in tears, surrounded by paper and pencils and piles of books about birds, paralyzed with fear about the seemingly insurmountable task ahead. He had had three months to write the report, and it was now the night before it was due. The title of the book comes from a memory Lamott has held onto her entire life, from when she was very young and her older brother was trying to write a report on birds for school. This book is for anyone who has ever wondered what it is like to be a writer, the good, the bad, and the ugly Lamott does not shy away from any of it, unpacking the life of the artist as well as the art of life. Through it all, Lamott is brutally honest but also brilliantly funny. Lamott’s inspiring guide takes aspiring writers through the entire process of conceptualizing, drafting, and polishing a final piece. Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott is a step-by-step guide on how to realize one’s writing dreams as well as how to manage the life of a writer.
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