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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott

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  1. betterthanchocolate recommends A Passion for Narrative: A Guide to Writing Fiction - Revised Edition by Jack Hodgins, "Another guide on writing fiction. Hodgins's is more directly instructive while Lamott takes a more narrative approach."

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