Every morning, no matter how late he had been up, my father rose at 5:30, went to his study, wrote for a couple of hours, made us all breakfast, read the paper with my mother, and then went back to work for the rest of the morning.(xii)
We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason they write so very little. But we do. We have so much we want to say and figure out.(3)
Say to yourself in the kindest possible way.(20)
This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts.
I know some very great writers, writers you love who write beautifully and have made a great deal of money, and not one of them sits down routinely feeling wildly enthusiastic and confident.(21)
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft.
Besides,perfectionism will ruin your writing, blocking inventiveness and playfulness and life force.Perfectionism means that you try desperately not to leave so much mess to clean up. But clutter and mess show us that life is being lived. (28)
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《关于写作》热门书评
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街角最亮的一盏灯----这书绝不仅仅是关于写作
36有用 0无用 tweek 2014-03-19
我想说的是,这本书绝对是一个宝藏,它带给你的不仅是如何写作,更是如何生活。所以把书名的instruction译作指南绝不过分,对,这就是一本写作和生活指南。 摘录了一些句子,稍作分类和点评,暂当做对本书的缩...
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不只是教写作,也是教生活
16有用 5无用 萧秋水 2013-06-03
这本书我起先不知道,是朋友老马推荐给我,老马也是写书的人,我相信他,所以立马买了这本书,因为写作也是我一直在学习的事情,从小学开始——小学的时候我承认的确不爱写作业尤其是作文,我也不清楚从什么时候开始喜欢起来,也许是从上课的时候老师把我的作文当范文读开始?到现在为止,算上即将上市的《微信控,控微信》...
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一只鸟接着一只鸟,按部就班地写
5有用 0无用 莫非 2013-07-29
这个书名很招人喜欢,一看到副标题便觉眼前一亮,让人一下子记住了,忍不住猜测它的含义。 “一只鸟接着一只鸟”的由来:“三十年前,我的哥哥十岁,第二天得交一篇鸟类报告。虽然他之前有三个月的时间写这份作业,却一直...
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Notes for 《Bird by bird》
5有用 0无用 我是大皮哥 2013-04-06
书评会在这两周内写完,在此先贴出我的个人阅读笔记,仅供参考:“With the writer's quivalent of canvas and brush, i wrote a description of what I saw:"i walked to the lip of the w...
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《关于写作——一只鸟接着一只鸟》读书笔记
5有用 0无用 九林 2013-12-04
突发奇想,我要用“一只鸟接着一只鸟”的方式来写这本书的书评。写作,在很多人看来是很困难的事情,比如我女儿,要是让她写一篇日记或者作文,她都不知道该怎么写,其实我也能体会到她的“痛苦”,让一个没有写作经验的人去写一篇文章,真得是很困难和痛苦的事情。想起小...
书名: 关于写作
作者: [美] 安妮·拉莫特
出版社: 商务印书馆
原作名: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
副标题: 一只鸟接着一只鸟
译者: 朱耘
出版年: 2013-1
页数: 253
定价: 20.00元
装帧: 平装
ISBN: 9787100089852