Study
Questions & Essay Topics
Study Questions
1. How does Lamott use writing as a
therapeutic process?
2. What roles do children and childhood
play in the book?
3. How does Lamott deal with the idea
of sight and seeing?
Suggested Essay Topics
1. How does Lamott relate childhood and writing in Bird
by Bird?
2. How can the advice in Bird by Bird be
used to write books that are not rooted in reality, such as science
fiction or fantasy?
3. How do Lamott's students influence her writing and
her beliefs?
4. In what ways does Lamott emphasize discipline and organization
in both writing and life?
5. How does Lamott's role as a mother affect her advice
on writing?
