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Bird by Bird

 Anne Lamott
 

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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?
 
 
 

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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?
 
 
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