This blog post will be about Anne Lamott's book "Bird by Bird". As soon as I read this book I couldn't put it down. Lamott knows how to write well, and I enjoyed this book. One part really reminded me of how i live my life. When her brother is writing a paper about birds, and his father notices that he is struggling. The father then proceeds towards him and put his hand on his shoulder and says, "Lets take this bird by bird." Basically this is how I live my life. Day by day sort of way and not worry about other stresses down the road. She even mentions that this could be similar to a college students life. "I tell this story again because it usually makes a dent in the tremendous sense of being overwhelmed that my students experience" quote from the book.
The whole idea of shitty first drafts is genious. This is a perfect way to get people to start writing. Even if it is as shitty as you think. No one else will read it and you can make that first draft into a good second draft. In short words what she is saying that the more you practice your writing the more you will improve. Even the great ones have had struggles with writing at one point in their lives.
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