Word by Word

I rarely feel envy, but I do right now. Because verbal capabilities of this woman are beyond of whatever I'll be able to achieve during my lifetime. I'm not sure how good I can write, but I'm sure of how good - or bad, I can speak. I have one of those long tongues capable of licking the tip of my no......more

Really whet my appetite for "Bird by Bird." It's high time to FINALLY READ IT!......more

This recording of a lecture is a distillation of Lamott's wonderful Bird by Bird, which is one of my very favorite books about writing. And now I'm all messed up from the thought that writing is really about questioning how alive I am willing to be. THANKS A LOT, ANNE. (No, but really, thanks.)......more

I'm a fan of Lamott's influential book on writing, Bird by Bird - so when I saw this audio of her conference in Austin, I jumped right on it. And it doesn't disappoint. Lamott shines a candle in the darkness for every person that has a dream of writing. Much of what she says focuses on using the exp......more

I am a huge fan of Lamott's Bird by Bird ever since I discovered it while sitting on the cool tile floor on a hot summer day, checking out my poet aunt's bookshelves. So I was just delighted to stumble across this while browsing the Overdrive for Ipod downloadable selections at the also very cool Lo......more