Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Saturday, August 1 2009.

• A step-by-step guide to writing and managing the writer's life covers each portion of a written project, addresses such concerns as writer's block and getting published, and offers awareness and survival tips. Reprint. Tour. K. NYT.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Tuesday, July 21 2009.

• reordered the contributors.
• 1 : Anne Lamott:

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Thursday, July 16 2009.

• The very first thing I tell my new students on the first day of a workshop is that good writing is about telling the truth.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Added a contributor: Anne Lamott: (Primary Author)

Peiyu W edited the quotations of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Sunday, July 12 2009.

• Added a quotation: “I understand why this style is so attractive to my students: it's like primitive art”
• Added a quotation: “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor”
• Added a quotation: “When I read their books, I feel like I'm sitting around a campfire at night where they are spinning their wild stories”