{"product_id":"bird-by-bird-some-instructions-on-writing-and-life-9780679435204","title":"Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Thirty years ago my older brother  who was ten years old at the time  was trying to get a report on birds written that hed 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 brothers shoulder  and said. Bird by bird  buddy. Just take it bird by bird.\"  With this basic instruction always in mind  Anne Lamott returns to offer us a new gift: a step-by-step guide on how to write and on how to manage the writers life. From \"Getting Started  with \"Short Assignments \" through \"Shitty First Drafts \" \"Character \" \"Plot \" \"Dialogue.\" all the way from \"False Starts\" to \"How Do You Know When Youre Done?\" Lamott encourages  instructs  and inspires. She discusses \"Writers Block \" \"Writing Groups \" and \"Publication.\" Bracingly honest  she is also one of the funniest people alive.  If you have ever wondered what it takes to be a writer  what it means to be a writer  what the contents of your school lunches said about what your parents were really like  this books for you. From faith  love  and grace to pain  jealousy  and fear  Lamott insists that you keep your eves open  and then shows you how to survive. And always  from the life of the artist she turns to the art of life.  \"An inspiring book about writing as a way of finding the truth  -- San Francisco Chronicle  \"Surpasses all the other books on writing already out there -- even the wonderful stuff by Natalie Goldberg  John Gardner  and Annie Dillard.\"  -- Seattle Times  \"Well-written  funny  and useful.\" -- Denver Post  \"I ended up reading it twice and expect to dip into it again in times of need. I recommend this book to other writers without reservation....This woman is uncanny.\"  -- Marie Winn  Wall Street Journal  \"A quirky  personal  mordant  down-to-earth guide to fiction writing by a wonderful novelist essayist. Lamott makes writing seem like something you could actually enjoy.\"  -- The Nation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45495977214005,"sku":"ByrdShop_0679435204","price":51.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780679435204.jpg?v=1780905169","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/bird-by-bird-some-instructions-on-writing-and-life-9780679435204","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}