BIRD BY BIRD: SOME INSTRUCTIONS ON WRITING AND LIFE
by Anne Lamott
May 1994 | Writing Process | Composition | 258 pages
For 25 years, more than a million readers have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father – also a writer – in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was 10 years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d 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 brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.”
An essential volume for generations of writers young and old, “Bird by Bird” is a modern classic that will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.
Recommended by Pat Zolten.
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FORMAT: Each person gives a SHORT overview of what they thought of the book - like, didn't like, etc.
Then discussion leader guides through more specific questions or topics. [You can often find specific book club questions online. There are also "generic" book club questions available. But the more you customize, the better the discussion. ]
We do our best to give everyone an equal chance to share their thoughts about the book.
Occasionally and depending on attendees' schedules and preferences, we sometimes go to Mike's Restaurant just down the road which does not take credit cards, or to another restaurant.
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In person at Mountain Light AND also via Zoom
(if you're coming from Ellijay, turn right onto the service road where the fire station is. If you pass Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on the left, you can still make the next right onto the service road.)
Enter at the front glass doors, go straight and we'll be to your left on the couches.
OR Via Zoom - BUT LET STACEY KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT YOU PLAN TO JOIN BY ZOOM. If you're local, in person is highly encouraged for a better quality experience.
https://zoom.us/j/3169373340?pwd=eU5jWStsTnFjVkxQSURsTmRqMC9UQT09
Meeting ID: 316 937 3340
Passcode: 2012
Audio Dial In: +1 646 558 8656 US
Contact Stacey Day (678 888 1960) if you need help getting connected via Zoom. or get lost driving here.
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