![]() Not into writing? Lamott has still got your back. This book basically gives you a road map for making it through any kind of writing assignment, plus it offers instructions for surviving when you need to do some literary off-roading. Good news-when the dementors of writer's block are closing in, Anne Lamott will spring into action and defend you. ![]() Love it or hate it, writing can feel like a big task, especially if you're facing down your end-of-semester research paper or, you know, your first novel. Lamott herself is like a cross between a cool, crazy aunt and a writing Patronus. Subtitled "Some Instructions on Writing and Life," Lamott's book is part writing instruction manual, part how-to guide to life, and part hilarious memoir. ![]() Or maybe you hate writing, and you wouldn't do it for a living even if it did come with fame, fortune, and a Manhattan apartment to die for.Įither way, Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird has something for you. Maybe all you've ever wanted is to be like Richard Castle, who happily whips out mystery novels while advising the NYPD, squeezing in the occasional book signing between falling in love with Beckett and spending his millions. ![]()
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