The Kite and the String: How to Write with Spontaneity and

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The Kite and the String: How to Write with Spontaneity and Control--and Live to Tell the Tale

A targeted and insightful guide to the stages of writing fiction and memoir without falling into common traps, while wisely navigating the writing life, from an award-winning author and longtime teacher

â€œA book-length master class.â€Â â€”The Atlantic

Writing well does not result from following rules and instructions, but from a blend of spontaneity, judgment, and a wise attitude toward the workâ€”neither despairing nor defensive, but clear-eyed, courageous, and discerning. Writers must learn to tolerate the early stages, the dreamlike and irrational states of mind, and then to move from jottings and ideas to a messy first draft, and onward Â into the work of revision. Understanding these stages is key.

The Kite and the String urges writers to let playfulness and spontaneity breathe life into the workâ€”letting the kite move with the winds of feelingâ€”while still holding on to the string that will keep it from flying away. Alice Mattison attends also to the difficulties of protecting writing time, preserving solitude, finding trusted readers, and setting the right goals for publication. The only writing guide that takes up both the stages of creative work and developing effective attitudes while progressing through them, plus strategies for learning more about the craft, The Kite and the StringÂ responds to a pressing need for writing guidance at all levels.

From the Hardcover edition.

Country	USA
Author	Alice Mattison
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780698189911
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Viking
Manufacturer	Viking
NumberOfPages	250
PublicationDate	2016-08-16
Publisher	Viking
ReleaseDate	2016-08-16
Studio	Viking

The Kite and the String: How to Write with Spontaneity and Control--and Live to Tell the Tale

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