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Title: Writer About Writing
Review: Having struggled the issues of writing she discusses here, I wanted very much to find some guidance from Ms. Lamott. Unfortunately, there was precious little of substance. It is rather a collection of riffs on the standard topics covered in writing classes. As others say here, this is not a systematic guide for wrestling with writing, but rather her thoughts and impressions on the process. There is an audience for this kind of book, maybe writers like her. Scattered, mildly amusing, telling more about her than the difficult craft of writing.
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