![]() ![]() If writers write with discipline, they will be able to accomplish great things. This quotation also emphasizes the importance of patience and faith. In this way, they will not be intimidated by the vastness of the task ahead of them. Lamott firmly believes that writers should start small, by thinking about discrete events in great detail, like one event from childhood. His father’s simple yet profound advice was to take it “bird by bird,” or one small step at a time. The backstory: "As a child, Lamott’s brother was once overwhelmed by a huge school project on birds. For those unfamiliar with the phrase before hearing it in S2E8, it was actually dropped in S1E2 (very sneakily,) is the name of a writing guide by American author Anne Lamott, and the phrase essentially means "one step at a time." ![]()
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