Bird By Bird Summary

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott was a very enlightening reading experience. You can see within the first page of reading that the author has been influenced by writing at an early age. It made her seem very credible and gave more influence on her words about writing. I like that at some points she goes past the surface of just talking about why she liked writing, but also what her family was like and how her childhood affected her. Her humor helped to make this more bearable to read and understand. I liked that at time she was extremely humorous, but could jump into something very sad like when she talked about her need to belong in the world. I was extremely influenced by the entire introduction. I could