

S'està carregant… Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Lifede Anne Lamott
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Favourite Books (309) Top Five Books of 2013 (520) » 15 més Female Author (300) Books Read in 2006 (10) Unread books (325) Writing (1) 1990s (104) One Book, Many Authors (258) Animals in the Title (31) wish list (9) Craft Books (4) Shelf 101 (16) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Anne Lamott is delightful, resonating with with honesty, insight and humor. She is capital "W," Writer. It is her life's work and vocation. Her relationship with writing is complicated and messy, yet devoted - like a on again, off again love affair. For me, someone who aspires to be a small "w" writer, it was both inspiring. Her main argument is this: that the process of writing itself makes the process worth it - it is a beautiful mix of introspection, pain, repulsion, and hopefully discovery and redemption, in its truest sense. Few books have I laughed out loud at so much. Did I mention she's a delight? Highly recommended for Writers or aspiring writers and anyone else wanting to learn something about life. This is the best book I’ve read so far on writing. Better than Stephen King’s for me because it focused more on the mental load writing has a reputation for and called bullshit on it. I dig it. Anne Lamott provides some good insight in her writing how-to book. She makes writing sound fun and hard, worthwhile but not utopian. I believe many of her insights are things that need to be experienced by a writer themselves, not something they read about first. It’s more of a “recovering writer” book than a primer for new ones. Lamott can tell you about how she felt, but until you go through it yourself, it’s not fully real. I don’t mean this in a bad way. I think you have to feel and experience the things she’s talking about before you can see their true value. But it’s nice to read about it after the fact to see that there are others like you out there. Probably the most useful insight she offered to me was a quote from E. L. Doctorow: “writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way” (p. 18). Another great quote of hers is “You wouldn’t be a writer if reading hadn’t enriched your soul more than other pursuits” (p. 204). Well said. Funny, wise, practical, inspiring--just such a good book.
A gift to all of us mortals who write or ever wanted to write...sidesplittingly funny, patiently wise and alternately cranky and kind--a reveille to get off our duffs and start writing now, while we still can. Superb writing advice...hilarious, helpful and provocative. A warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer's world and its treacherous swamps.
The author of five books, including the novels Hard Laughter, Rosie and Joe Jones, offers an "inspiring book about writing as a way of finding truth" (San Francisco Chronicle). "A reveille to get off our duffs and start writing now, while we still can".--Seattle Times. "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'" No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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This year, I re-read the book as an author. It is f the most astute and thorough book about the craft of writing I have read. The questions it answers are related to the everyday commitment of writing, steadily attending to the craft of writing. The book is a must read for anyone, frustrated or not by rejection letters or self-criticism. I recommend it highly!
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