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Anne Lamott

Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne LamottNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

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Essay Topics

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Write a short piece of fiction or nonfiction that embodies one of the practical pieces of writing advice in Bird by Bird. How does your work demonstrate Lamott’s advice?

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How was Lamott’s practice of writing influenced by her father?

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What values underly Lamott’s writing advice? How does she define what good writing is and what it should do, both for the reader and for the writer?

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