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by Anne Lamott
About 41 pages (12,214 words)

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Bird by Bird Study Guide consists of approx. 41 pages of summaries and analysis on Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Browse the literature study guide below:

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This non-fiction book, published in 1994, is like a written course on writing and life in which Anne Lamott provides intimate details of her life. These life experiences form the basis for her approach to writing. Her life also provides the material from which she writes. Bird by Bird is a collection of very personal and sometimes tragic life experiences intertwined with various writing methods. (read more)
      Section 1: Introduction
      Part 1, Writing, Section 1 Getting Started
      Part 1, Section 2, Getting Started
      Part 1, Section 3, Shitty First Drafts
      Part 1, Section 4, Perfectionism
      Part 1, Section 5, School Lunches
      Part 1, Section 6, Polaroids
      Part 1, Section 7, Character
      Part 1, Section 8, Plot
      Part 1, Section 9, Dialogue
      Part 1, Section 10, Set Design
      Part 1, Section 11, False Starts
      Part 1, Section 12, Plot Treatment
      Part 1, Section 13, How Do You Know You Are Done
      Part 2, The Writing Frame of Mind, Section 1, Looking Around
      Part 2, Section 2, The Moral Point of View
      Part 2, Section 3, Broccoli
      Part 2, Section 4, Radio Station KFKD
      Part 2, Section 5, Jealousy
      Part 3, Help Along the Way, Section 1, Index Cards
      Part 3, Section 2, Calling Around
      Part 3, Section 3, Writing Groups
      Part 3, Section 4, Someone to Read Your Drafts
      Part 3, Section 5, Letters
      Part 3, Section 6, Writers Block
      Part 4, Publication and Other Reasons to Write, Section 1, Writing a Present
      Part 4, Section 2, Finding Your Voice
      Part 4, Section 3, Giving
      Part 4, Section 4, Publication
      Part 4, Section 5, The Last Class

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