Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Record no. 295921)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780385480017
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 808.02 LAM-B
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Anne Lamott
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Anchor Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1994
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxxi, 238 pages ; 21 cm
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part I. Writing : Getting started ; Short assignments ; Shitty first drafts ; Perfectionism ; School lunches ; Polaroids ; Character ; Plot ; Dialogue ; Set design ; False starts ; Plot treatment ; How do you know when you're done? -- Part II. The writing frame of mind : Looking around ; The moral point of view ; Broccoli ; Radio Station KFKD ; Jealousy -- Part III. Help along the way : Index cards ; Calling around ; Writing groups ; Someone to read your drafts ; Letters ; Writer's block -- Part IV. Publication, and other reasons to write : Writing a present ; Finding your voice ; Giving ; Publication -- Part V. The last class.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Anne Lamott recounts her personal experiences to reveal her writing techniques and how she overcomes obstacles that interfere with the writing flow. She offers concrete suggestions about character, plot, setting, and other topics of interest to writers. She also offers advice about how to navigate through the dark underbelly feelings of self-doubt, inadequacy, and jealousy that are inevitable parts of any writer's experience
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Authorship. Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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Koha item type Book
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