Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Record no. 295921)
[ view plain ]
000 -LEADER | |
---|---|
fixed length control field | 01567nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
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. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Processing Center | 17/09/2015 | 808.02 LAM-B | DCB2758 | 17/09/2015 | 19/07/2019 | Book |