Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott AND The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell

I finished Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott (1994) It was good. Enjoyable, the writing advice was okay... I suppose. It was just so similar to Stephen King's On Writing. Once you've read one book on writing, you've read them all. At least that's how it feel after reading these books. Another similarity, the best part of the books was the stories of how writing influenced their lives. That was much more interesting them advice on how to write. The information on how to write was correct and well thought out, and writing is a skill you need to succeed in life. I don't care. I don't want to write, in fact I want to pass and be adequate in the future but, I never ever want to be a writer. It's too personal, and the lives, and situations writers go through seem horrible and discouraging. Both King and Lamott say pretty much no one makes it. Writing is a natural talent. You cannot just "improve" and be the next Tom Clancy or Nora Roberts. Lamott, as did King softened the blow with their own horror stories, attempts and failures. Gradually telling their lives stories as well, this way I, the reader, stayed interested. Thank goodness they were such eccentric weirdos, with fascinating backgrounds.