For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years...
For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”
An essential volume for generations of writers young and old, Bird by Bird is a modern classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.
作者简介
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Anne Lamott is the New York Times bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; Bird by Bird; Operating Instructions, and the forthcoming Hallelujah Anyway. She is also the author of several novels, including Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an ...
Anne Lamott is the New York Times bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches; Some Assembly Required; Grace (Eventually); Plan B; Traveling Mercies; Bird by Bird; Operating Instructions, and the forthcoming Hallelujah Anyway. She is also the author of several novels, including Imperfect Birds and Rosie. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California.
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. (查看原文)
书评会在这两周内写完，在此先贴出我的个人阅读笔记，仅供参考： “ With the writer's quivalent of canvas and brush, i wrote a description of what I saw:"i walked to the lip of the water and let the foamy tongue of the rushing liquid lick my toes. A sand crab...
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有多暖心呢？ 举个例子：E.L.Doctorow once said that “writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” 写作就像在黑夜里开车。尽管只能看到头灯照到的范围，但你能这样走完全程...
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In Part One, Lamott addresses the daunting task of beginning to write. She talks about how writers should strive to write at the same time every day and urges them to give themselves short, discrete assignments rather than long, complicated ones. She keeps ...
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2 有用 fugue 2020-07-24 15:29:12
其实算是一本写给写作者的自助书籍，而宽容点看的话，自助书籍也没什么不好... 像Lamott自己说的，她的写作有时候就是送给这世上的他者的礼物；恰好没什么人写过一个挣扎的写作者的赤裸裸的日常内心戏，她就写了。有的章节带着特权的惯性所特有的矫情，有的地方却也能给人带来灵感；也算是给后来人的礼物。 | 第一版是1995年出的 - 大概是因为年代，所以稍稍觉得她语调中即便是算不上white suprem... 其实算是一本写给写作者的自助书籍，而宽容点看的话，自助书籍也没什么不好... 像Lamott自己说的，她的写作有时候就是送给这世上的他者的礼物；恰好没什么人写过一个挣扎的写作者的赤裸裸的日常内心戏，她就写了。有的章节带着特权的惯性所特有的矫情，有的地方却也能给人带来灵感；也算是给后来人的礼物。 | 第一版是1995年出的 - 大概是因为年代，所以稍稍觉得她语调中即便是算不上white supremacy也起码是tone-deaf的成分没有“那么”不可原谅。 (展开)
5 有用 ichbinluz 2015-05-01 22:16:46
许多道理，写作和生活都是相通的。比如说，写作能给你养育孩子所会拥有的那些：关照幼小、关注细节、变得柔软。（拥有孩子也是一种获得。） 真正的细心爱心、如同母亲般不计较付出，相较于想用最小代价获得最大利益，事实上能得到更大的收获和幸福感。
0 有用 EvieAli 2013-11-12 02:31:36
简单有趣，太好的写作书～
1 有用 晓周 2012-12-08 14:26:02
最大感受是：你得开始写！只要一开始写，后面就不是问题了~
1 有用 肉汤拌饭吃八碗 2023-10-05 06:06:40 美国
“The act of writing turns out to be its own reward.” 写作本身即是奖赏。（今天打开论文文档了吗？