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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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... one of the Ghosthunter's series, from the library.
>246 - Mac - I'm glad to hear you are writing more. Your review of Bird by Bird was really influential in guiding me toward the book. And, I think I picked it up at exactly the right time for me.
>248 - Rachael - I'll be interested to ...
I love your review of Bird by Bird - I'm "not a writer" in a similar vein to you, and feel inspired to look out for this now. Thank you.
Porch, I am really glad you enjoyed Bird by Bird . She is inspiring, and I hope you do write more, just for you. I have started doing that and it is a lot of fun.
... last few reads of yours without having to add anything to the BlackHole (I have already read both The Wednesday Wars and Bird by Bird ), but no - you had to read When Santa Fell to Earth and now I have to add it!
I agree wholeheartedly with your review of Bird by Bird - great job!
Book #102 - Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott - Finished December 2, 2009
It was Blackdogbooks' excellent review of Bird by Bird that put this book solidly on my TBR list. Anne Lamott's thin book on writing was a joy to read. Reading this book is like having a long cup of coffee with a wise ...
... book even though I'm not planning on writing a book--not fiction anyway. I remember really liking Ann Lamont's book, Bird by Bird but, ironically, I don't like her other writing at all!
I really love Craig Ferguson too! He's so funny with all his expressions, asides, and ...
I hit a block. But I finally got through #55
55. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. This book, while helpful in several instances, is completely overrated. I'll be honest. I was suppose to read this in college, but I never made it past the first 75 pages. I think I see why now.
Lamott says some ...
44. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
I read entirely too many books on writing. It is a method of procrastination and a means of justification.
If the procrastination is limited and used to mull over creative ideas, if the justification is used to give you the confidence to get more work done, ...
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
I'm fond of bird by bird as well. It is one of the few books that I own.
I've read two more books in the meantime; Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott and Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande.
I dislike instructional books on writing, but also inspirational books that advocate dream journals, with the predictable result that there are few ...
Bird by Bird was an excellent finish to the 999 Challenge.
There are two kinds of books about writing; the instructional and the inspirational. The former features exercises and assignments and I imagine that it is popular with college instructors. The other varies widely in tone, some ...
... and Inheritance by Barack Obama
From Square One: A Meditation with Digressions on Crosswords by Dean Olsher
Bird by Bird by Anne LaMott
Not Becoming My Mother: And Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way by Ruth Reichl
FICTION 3
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy ...
... stay that don't involve doing this whole thing over again. That's next year.
So, I'm about twenty pages from the end of Bird by Bird , which is excellent. While I've been supposedly reading it, I've also read a really dreadful book about a brilliant medical examiner (I know that he's clever ...
I'm beginning Bird by Bird , which is the last book on my challenge.
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott - Read in about 1996.
Would love to just use Linnet by Sally Watson, but realize that's not fair.
Decision at Doona by Anne McCaffrey
Hart's Hope by Orson Scott Card
Seventh Son
Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott
Dearly Devoted Dexter, Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dexter in the Dark...
... has been reviewed by many others. A surprisingly small book of her essays on books, quite enjoyable. I got half-way through Bird by Bird before it was due back at the library, and I couldn't renew it because there's only one copy and someone had requested it. I did, however, read from the ...
Ha! Ha! I'll have to check out more of her books, I guess. I really enjoyed Bird by Bird , but then read a memoir-type book about how she kicked drinking and found religion and was hugely disappointed. I know way too many people who can only give up the one addiction by moving over to the other ...
... was more to her books than what was pictured on their covers. The only reason I picked one up at all was that I thought Bird by Bird was about birding. :)
... and really like her, too. The first book I ready by her was a gift, Traveling Mercies: Some thoughts on Faith. I read Bird by Bird , too.
Plan B is on my TBR pile, as I recently purchased a used copy. I'm glad to see that you liked it!
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This is the second book by Anne Lamott that I have read. The first book of hers that I read was Bird by Bird which was a gentle and humorous guide to writing. Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith is a book of essays. They are great! She talks about a variety of ...
Bird By Bird: Some Instructions On Writing And Life - Anne Lamott (read 2001)
... I’ll admit that the Mosley’s effort pales in comparison to a few other books on writing that I’ve read recently, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, Joy Writing by Kenn Amdahl, and MusicMom41 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Roni ncats' Reads for 2009: the Third (Aug 19, 2009, 8:56pm)
... 2 movies--hopefully they won't make us wait too long in between them!
Ex Libris is a wonderful book. I'm looking for Bird by Bird because I've seen so many good remarks about it on LT.
Missed your new thread also but now I'm caught up. I hope you enjoy Bird by Bird as much as I did!
Oh, Bird by Bird and Ex Libris at the same time? Sounds heavenly...
... what. I'm still working on Stars in my Pockets Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany, which is awesome, and both Bird by Bird recommended by BDB and The Drunkard's Walk (was that you, Doc Neutron?) have come in from the library as well and are pulling at my attention, and my mooched ...
I'm coming late to the party--I was number 41 giving a "thumbs up" on your review of Bird by Bird --but it was a fantastic review--even considering the high standards all your reviews have. I will definitely be getting that book--I love reading about writing although I would never attempt to ...
... St. John (4)
3. My Latest Grievance - Elinor Lipman (4.5)
4. Fatal Light - Richard Currey (3.5)
5. Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott (4)
6. Secret Son - Laila Lalami (4)
7. Frida's Bed - Slavenka Drakulic (4)
8. What the Deaf-Mute Heard (4) - G. D. Gear ...
# 61 Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
This week we have had to put our much loved dog to sleep - the aging and sick dog who came to us a lively puppy when my boys were little. I have often said if each of us had to rank family favorites, Molly would appear #1 on every list and the rest of us in ...
... I'm very late to the topic (just can't seem to keep current with reading these threads!), but I think that your review of Bird by Bird was tremendously good. I usually avoid books about writing as they depress the hell out of me (I'd much rather be writing than reading about it), but your ...
Ditto what everyone else has said about your review of Bird by Bird , Mac. Another great review of a very good book.
Your review was amazing and I agree with your opinion of Bird By Bird . I also have a 'secret' ambition to be a writer - and yet I don't know if I will ever share what I've written with the public either. Except for reviews of course...;)
It's my favorite Anne Lamott book, hands down.
Fantastic review of Bird by Bird - thank you!
800's:
804 On the Art of Reading by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
808 Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
811 The Radiation Sonnets by Jane Yolen
813 The Beekeeper's Apprentice and many more
814 Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
818 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanf ...
Let me jump on the bandwagon with praise for your review of Bird by Bird . I love Lamott's writing - you captured this book in an intruguingly beautiful way and I am adding it to my list post haste.
... I hadn't, you would have convinced me to put my tired body in the car and drive to the nearest bookstore to buy a copy of Bird by Bird . Since I don't have to do that, I can muster up the energy to find your review and give it a hearty "Thumbs Up."
... it isn't too long for y'all but, after reading the book, I had a lot to say; usually a sign of a good book!!
Book #47, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Non-Fiction
Books and Writing
269 pages
My Review on the book's home page: ...
I've read other books by Ann Lamontt and thus will now get a copy of Bird by Bird.
I agree with Donna in #6 - Bird by Bird is a treat to read. I hope you enjoy it, Mac.
As I recall, Bird by Bird was a real treat to read -- even for a nonwriter like me.
I still owe a review on a quickie I squeezed in about writing. And, I am onto another book about writing......Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott.
Looking forward to hearing from girlunderglass about Tender is the Night. I agree with her that the book is not flatly enjoyable but I was able to find ...
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45. This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley
46. Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
47. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
48. Water Witch by Deborah LeBlanc
49. Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
50. This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosle ...
I love Carolyn See's Making a Literary Life! In terms of humor, I'd say Bird by Bird is very similar. I also enjoyed her conversational style of writing. It's very non-threatening and she offers some very practical advice. Have you read John Dufresne's The Lie That Tells a Truth? It's ...
I really need to get on reading Bird by Bird ... it's been recommended so many times, and it's such a staple on "lists of books to read if you're a writer", that I'm not really sure how I've got away with not reading it for this long! Good to hear it's humorous too. I recently read Carolyn See's M ...
31. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (****)
A surprisingly hysterical book about writing and, as the title implies, life. The hype surrounding Lamott's book is definitely well-earned and I can't wait to read more of her work. Much of her advice on writing is practical and no-nonsense as she ...
Read some books on writing. On Writing by Stephen King. Bird by Bird Anne Lamott Writing to change the world Mary Pipher The 11th draft from the Iowa Writers workshop ed. by Frank Conroy Remembered Rapture the writer at work Bell Hooks So you want to write Brenda Uland
These will ...
... I've Taken Up Smoking- Aoibheann Sweeney
28. Frida's Bed- Slavenka Drakulic - Global Author Challenge
29. Bird by Bird - Ann Lamott - Dewey Decimal Challenge
30. Joy Comes in the Morning - Jonathan Rosen - What's in a Name Challenge 2
31. What the Deaf-Mute Heard ...
... Getting Started as a Freelance Writer - Nonfiction: On Writing
43. What Moves At the Margin - Nonfiction: Essays
44. Bird by Bird - Nonfiction: On Writing
45. Unreliable Truth - Nonfiction: On Writing
46. It's Bigger than Hip Hop - Nonfiction: African American
47. Black Genius - N ...
Bird by Bird was excellent! I agree with all of you...:)
#76: I enjoyed Bird by Bird when I read it several years ago. Glad you enjoyed it as well. Lamott has a very good sense of humor.
I remember Bird by Bird being such a good book--I wonder what writers think about it?
29. Bird by Bird - Ann Lamott
... of subjects. I would reread any of them:
Rising Tide: the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and how it changed America
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Children of Crises by Robert Coles
The Siege: A Family's Journey Into the World of an Autistic Child by Clara Park
The Sacred and T ...
I finished Bird by Bird (808/.02 20) by Anne Lamott last night. If you're an aspiring writer and want to read something about the process of writing, this is a great entry level book. It tells, with endearing humor, some principles that will set the writer onto the right track. Here's my ...
... 796 - Outcasts United - Warren St. John - Athletic & outdoor sports & games
2.
800 - Literature
1. 808 - Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life - Anne Lamott - Rhetoric & collections of literature
2. 809 - Electroboy - Andy Behrman - Literary history & ...
... and intelligent. What a step up from chick lit!
Last but not least, I'm almost at the end of Anne Lamott's book Bird by Bird which are funny lessons in writing. The book does make me want to write, but will probably not give me the talent I need. Too bad! Anyway, my best friend, ...
... Lester, and the second is Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking: A Novel by Aoibheann Sweeney.
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Bird by Bird has been the first book I've read by Anne Lamott. Are you familiar with any of her other writing? Are there some books of hers that you'd recommend?
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#29 - Bird by Bird has been in my tbr pile for a long time. Based on your comments, I'll have to pick it up sooner rather than later. The Last Bridge hooked me from the first sentence. I could hardly put it down last night!
I'm currently in the middle of Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott which I'm finding hugely entertaining (so funny!) and is giving me the urge to write.
Finishing up Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. It makes me want to try my hand at writing. She's very funny. It's a very cool book to read if you have any desire to write fiction but are a bit too uptight to give it a try! :)
... I never know how to fix it. :(
I know. You're going to ask for an example...
Ironically enough, I started reading Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott today, which I think is a book about writing. I probably need the instruction (...at least about writing. ...
... books to read!
I don't know if TM has a lot of political discussion or not. I don't think she mentioned politics in Bird by Bird or Operating Instructions. I wasn't offended by her political stance...I was amused by it. But I won't explain to avoid spoilers.
One thing I ...
Bird by Bird
http://alookatabook.blogspot.com/2009/04/5-of-2009-bird-by-bird-some.html
59. Grace Eventually by Anne Lamott
I absolutely loved Bird by Bird , my first Lamott book. I think it's one of the coolest books about writing, ever. And then I read Operating Instructions where she talks about the birth of her son and the death of her best friend. I think I gave it 3 ...
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43.A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
44.Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
45.Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
46.The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
47.The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
48.Serena by Ron Rash
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... I've Taken Up Smoking - Aoibheann Sweeney
28. Frida's Bed - Slavenka Drakulic - Global Author Challenge
29. Bird by Bird - Ann Lamott - Dewey Decimal Challenge
30. Joy Comes in the Morning - Jonathan Rosen - What's in a Name Challenge 2
31. What the Deaf-Mute Heard ...
... wealth of other texts on craft as well, including Aristotle's Poetics, Calvino's The Uses of Literature, Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird , and Annie Dillard's The Writing Life). I'm now using it in the introduction to fiction writing class I'm teaching. My students are divided in their ...
Have just gotten a copy of Bird by Bird based on your review. I'll have to bump something else to read it, so bump I will.
... Interesting to think about.
bird by bird , anne lamott
i read this because some of my friends loved it, and because i am currently writing some personal essays that i'm having an especially thorny ...
I've never read The Absent Author,
But I have read Bird by Bird .
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12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney
13. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
14. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
15. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
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Just popping in to say that I LOVED Bird by Bird . I've only read a few of Lamott's books, but Bird by Bird is my absolute favorite. Of course, I love to write, and the book is directed to aspiring writers, so that might explain it. :)
Hello and welcome to the 75 book challenge group for 2009.
I've read Anne Lamott's books, but did not read Bird by Bird
Did you like this one?
My favorite of hers is Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
14. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott, a writer of fiction and nonfiction, distills the advice she gives to her creative writing students. Using her two cornerstones of writing -- short assignments and "shitty first drafts" -- a lot of humor, personal stories, and memorable metaphors, ...
12. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Category 3: Books about Books/Reading/Writing
Anne Lamott, a writer of fiction and nonfiction, distills the advice she gives to her creative writing students. Using her two cornerstones of writing -- short assignments and "shitty first drafts" -- a lot of ...
... I talked to ---, so now I can tell you exactly what's been happening." Not recommended. 2 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
... I talked to ---, so now I can tell you exactly what's been happening." Not recommended. 2 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson
>169: I loved Bird by Bird . How are you liking it?
Started and couldn't finish Shelby Foote, which was just a bust. How could someone so interesting have such a dull biography? Never mind.
Currently reading Anna Karenina, Macbeth, and The Sittaford Mystery. I like to keep my reading ...
I just finished The Inn at Lake Devine, my first book by Elinor Lipman which I really enjoyed, and I'm reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (I'd been listening to the audio, and then found out it was abridged...).
Just finished The Inn at Lake Devine, which was really good. The only book I'm reading now is Bird by Bird , and I'm probably going to start a second fiction title soon to mix it up a little.
... real lives" (xxi). This book speaks of all these types of silences. Highly recommended. 4.5 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird and The Inn at Lake Devine
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage
... real lives" (xxi). This book speaks of all these types of silences. Highly recommended. 4.5 stars.
Currently reading - Bird by Bird and The Inn at Lake Devine
Currently listening to - Shakespeare: The World as Stage
I will take a look at Bird by Bird and The Writer's Journey. Anything to expand my wishlist!
Yeah, the Chelsea Cain series is not for everyone, but if you like that kind of stuff, it's better written than most.
I just finished On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. This one is shorter ...
I think I must be the only individual who didn't care for Bird by Bird . Maybe I'll try another one of Lamott's books and give her a second chance.
Yeah, Bird by Bird is really good. It's weird, but I like Anne Lamott's writing about writing better than actually reading her writing--but it could have been the subject of the book I read.
... "drama," so I'm not entirely up to date on the whole thing, though.
For Books on Writing, a couple of my favorites are Bird by Bird and The Writer's Journey in case you haven't read those already.
Dewey 800 Literature
808 Rhetoric & collections of literature Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
813 American Fiction in English Seeking Enlightenment Hat by Hat*
813 Here If You Need Me: A True Story
814
Almost done Bird by Bird , read by the author.
Next up is Shakespeare: The World as Stage also read by the author.
I'm reading 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die and Krakatoa, and listening to Bird by Bird on digital audio. For a non-999 challenge book, I'm reading Castle Roogna (I may change my categories sometime later in the year if I keep reading too many that don't fit...)
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Currently reading - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Krakatoa, and Castle Roogna
Currently listening to - Bird by Bird
... - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Category 3) and Krakatoa (Category 4)
Currently listening to - Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (Category 5 or 3)
Books about Books/Writing/Reading/Words
1. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
2. House of Paper by Carlos Maria Dominguez
3. Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
4. Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog by Kitty Burns Florey
5. Bookmark Now by Kevin Smokler
6. Nothing Remains the Same ...
... Light - Richard Currey (3.5) - Review
5. Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott (4)
6. Secret Son - Laila Lalami (4)
7. Frida's Bed - Slavenka Drakulic (4) - AMQS in Book talk : Guess The Book Mk 5 (Nov 2, 2008, 4:25pm)
Sorry for the double post...
Is it Bird by Bird ?
I've read Anne Lamott's books. I haven't read Bird by Bird . As an aside, a friend sent an email to me written by Lamott regarding Palin...
While I am smack in the middle regarding my political views, I found Lamott's nastiness very upsetting. She had wicked, evil comments about Palin's ...
45. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, I read it last spring and just remembered it.
... Another Language.
1. Verblendung (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) by Stieg Larsson
2. Bird by Bird by Anne LamottVerdammnis (The Girl Who Played with Fire) by Steig Larsson
4. Stumme Schreie by Karin Fossu ...
... reading, or writing:
1. 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die edited by Peter Boxall
2. Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott
3. The Pleasure of Reading edited by Antonia Fraser
4. Housekeeping vs. the Dirt by Nick Hornby
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I recommend Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird for books on books. This is an excellent book on writing and books. Also, Annie Dillard's The Writing Life. She is a great essay writer.
If you're looking for something a little silly, a while ago I discovered this book called Biblioholism: The Literary ...
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Red Bird: Poems by Mary Oliver
A Crow Doesn't Need a Shadow by Lorraine Ferra
Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Turtle, Swan: Poems by Mary Doty
I enjoyed Bird by Bird and No Plot? No Problem!, and I have some other books on writing on my shelves for reference, but really the only thing that helps me in the writing process is, well, writing. It's too easy for me to use books on writing to avoid writing.
... Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (excellent!)
A Sparrow Falls by Wilbur Smith
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (excellent also!)
The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss (my first romance novel)
ETA last ...
... to read from Mt TBR. So many books! So little time!) I'm interested in writing and books by writers and so am interested in Bird by Bird as well as her more spiritual books.
blackdog--It's hard for me to think how a person not into horses would do with Horse Heaven. It's definitely steeped ...
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
City Mouse, Country Mouse by Aesop
Say You, Say Me by Johanna Lindsey
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Bird By Bird: Some Instructions On Writing And Life - Anne Lamott
... I'm in no position to be able to afford to buy books right now, so of course I bought 5!
From the used bookstore:
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
S. by John Updike
From Borders:
-Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee
-Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
-The Pact by Jodi Picoult
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4) Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott. As excellent as many people say it is. I'm big on books about writing and the creative process-pretty much have a whole shelf devoted to that.
The only one of those that I'm familiar with is Bird by Bird , which I also enjoyed. I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but along the lines of Bird by Bird , I also liked Negotiating with the Dead by Margaret Atwood and Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose. Have your ...
... for more books in a certain style, but I can't tell you exactly what that is. Here are the three I'm thinking of:
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
She's Such a Geek by Annalee Newitz (ed.)
Other than the oddness of them all have Ann as part of their name ...
I'm finishing up Bird by Bird . It's good and laugh out loud in places, but more aimed at fiction writing than I liked.
Next up is She's Such a Geek - a collection of essays on "women write about science, technology and other nerdy stuff." Of course, I skipped to the essay on tech sex. Heh.
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The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter
Fun fluff about the mythological origins of beasties and such from the HP world
Bird by Bird
On deck
... me. He can do no wrong. If any of the Writer Memoirs starts out as a bomb for you (or you decide that you just can't do the Bird by Bird again, you might want to try Amy Tan's Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life as a substitute.
9. Black Powder War by Naomi Novik - finished 02/22/2008
10. Bird by Bird: Some instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamont - finished 02/25/2008
I know I'm repeating a few here, but these are my favorites:
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott
Writing from the Heart by Nancy Slonim Aronie
Making a Literary Life by Carolyn See
The Forest for the Trees by Betsy Lerner
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6. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
7. ?? Writing to Change the World by Mary Pipher
8. ?? Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (second try at a book that everyone but me seems to love)
Great Stories
1. Grimm's Fairy Tales
2. The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. Tales ...
... The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
7/10
12. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter by David Colbert
7/10
13. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
8/10
14. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
5/10
... A writer would talk about childhood stories or things that led them down the path to writing.
One of my fav is Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont. It is funny because I am not a fan of some of her other stories ( I may not have had enough worldly experience to understand her grievences), ...
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1. A Writer's Notebook by Ralph Fletcher (6/10)
2. A Year in the Life by Sheila Bender
3. Bird by Bird If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland (8/10)
5. Life's Companion by Christina Baldwin
6. Journaling ...
I finished up Three Cups of Tea, a great read, as well as Bird by Bird and am now starting Power to the People and The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
... things to relate to, but it was also interesting to learn about Tourette's, which I don't know very much about.
#237: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
I reread this in preparation for NaNoWriMo (yes, I know, it's December; I'm a bit late in updating my book list). It was interesting to read - ...
I have to finish The Conquest of Civilization by James Henry Breasted this week, and I have also started bird by bird by Anne Lamott and Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson.
... As noted earlier, I am working on a couple of books recommended here on LT, and have added a couple more to that now: bird by bird by Anne Lamott and Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter. I also have to complete The Conquest of Civilization by James Henry Breasted this week.
I thought Bird by Bird
bird by bird: maybe? I don't know I didn't write the algorithms.
... Zusak
Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
When Titans Clashed by David M. Glantz and Jonathan House
Deep Water, Ancient Ships by Willard Bascom
American Gods ...
Bird by Bird: Some instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
... writing.
The Zoo Story helped introduce me to a new medium with the power of stilted, but riveting dialogue.
Bird by Bird reassured me that I indeed was not alone in my struggles as a writer.
Krishnamurti taught me how to breathe.
Mere Christianity taught me how to ...
... that Dillard did; I trust him because his *experience* is more like my own.
I enjoy King's no-nonsense approach in On Writing . I teach writing at the university level and I see too many students struggling to be erudite and literary and to fill their writing with tragic themes and ...
On Becoming a Novelist
About Writing
Bird by Bird
Vogue Sewing
August 2007-August 2008!
... (really good)
39. Underground to Canada, by Barbara Smucker
40. Stealing your Life, by Frank W Abagnale
41. Bird by Bird , by Anne Lamott
42. Ladder of Years, by Anne Tyler
43. Pen on Fire: A busy woman's guide to igniting the writer within, by Barbara DeMarco (ex ...
... anti-social, maybe, but that's kinda normal, right?
BTW, that reminds me of one of my favorite books about writing: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Have you read it?
CC - If you have any interest in writing as an art at all, you might want to check out Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird . It was given to me as a gift about 10 years ago and I REALLY enjoyed it. It is not a work of fiction, but if you like Lamott's style, I think you'll enjoy it!
I attacked the 3 for 2 table at Borders today.
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (I've been wanting a copy of my own for forever!)
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
American Gospel by Jon Meacham
Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kinsolver
True ...
... John Gardner
The Diary of Virginia Woolf
The Art of Fiction by John Gardner
Mr. Shawn's New Yorker by Ved Mehta
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing by Anne Lamott
A Pound of Paper
Bird by Bird: Some instructions on Writing and life
The Call to Write
How to Write Erotica
The Novelist's Notebook
... meaning out of the rest of my mundane life. It's my way of faking grace.
That said, I also loved Anne Lamott's book, Bird by Bird . Whenever I start to worry about my career, I think of how she wrote through alcoholism, anorexia, the death of her father and then of her best friend (and how, ...
I hear Bird by Bird is a good book, but I honestly haven't read it yet.
I do have one recommendation: Reading like a writer by Francine Prose. It teaches you to write by reading other great books. Although I admit you can do this by yourself without reading this, it's still a good book.
... the wad of books about writing and writers that I read to remind myself that I'm not the only one struggling. Things like Bird by Bird , for example.
And then there's the books I read because they model the sort of writing I'm trying to do (E. B. White, Ellen Meloy, Barbara Kingsolv ...
... of Poppy Carew by Mary Wesley
Up and Down in the Dales by Garvase Phinn
Sober as a Judge by Henry Cecil
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
Farewell to My Concubine by Lilian Lee
Somehow, I ...
... of Pi by Yann Martel - Things were going so nicely until the author introduced a second ending. I hate that!
20. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott - I really loved this book. The author is so encouraging and honest in what she writes.
... For the Time Being, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Holy the Firm, Teaching a Stone to Talk, Living By Fiction and The Writing Life . She's in a category all by herself. She sees and writes about things that no one else even sees---much less writes about!
5. The Diary of Anais Nin ...
... second. I have a bunch of the books you all have recommended--I'm kind of a junkie about books on writing. Annie Dillard's The Writing Life , while not exactly a how-to, is amazing. She's such an elegant writer.
I write mostly on spirituality, but also historical fiction. And got lots of screenplay ideas, who hasn't?
I, too, love Bird by Bird , and On Writing Well also. And the screenplay books, which talk alot about plot and structure, taught me a lot as well.
... book reviews in our newspaper and online, but I keep writing.
I like some of the writing books suggested. I did find Bird by Bird: some instructions on writing and life useful, and it's one of my favourites. Others that I could recommend are Dear Writer by Carmel Bird (wicked sense ...
... I loved On Writing: a Memoir of the Craft, though I don't own it, and it's been a while since I've read it.
How about Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life ? I always thought it was a bit too "chicken soup." I prefer practical advice to hand-holding.
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7. bird by bird, anne lamott
i read this because some of my friends loved it, and because i am currently writing some personal essays that i'm having an especially thorny ...
