Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
By Anne Lamott
Copyright 1994, Pantheon Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Are you having problems finishing that essay, short story or proposal? Wrestling with a reluctant muse? Check out Anne Lamott’s self-help manual for writers entitled: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. This book contains great advice about the following topics: character development, dialogue and plot treatments. It starts off slowly, but it picks up midway through the book. Great book for weekend reading.