72 pages • 2 hours read
Anne LamottBird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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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?
How was Lamott’s practice of writing influenced by her father?
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?
