The way it is written is so vivid and gets its point across so much more effectively than just stating the fact. Lamott writes, “Metaphors are an excellent linguistic tool, because they explain the unknown in terms of the known (77).” His statement is true to much of his writing in this book. He uses metaphors to explain the feelings writers have to those of us who aren't writers. His metaphors often refer to a part of his childhood that leads the reader to understand who he is. The book has an entire chapter titled “School Lunches” and she actually talks about school lunches for the entire chapter. This chapter, which could have been quite boring, was one of my favorites. Lamott relates the pressures and anxieties of school meals to the pressures and anxieties of being a writer. “Here's the main thing I know about public school lunches: It just looked like a bunch of kids having lunch. It was really about opening our insides in front of everyone. Just like writing is (34).” He goes on to list the "Dos and Don'ts" of elementary school lunches and almost every one of them brought back that memory of perfecting my lunchbox in elementary school and creates a broader understanding of what it means to be a writer . . The metaphors Lamott uses are perfect for the scenario and are what turned a book on how to write into a humorous and almost philosophical book.