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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“A book-length master

TITLE	:	The Kite and the String: How to Write with Spontaneity and Control--and Live to Tell the Tale
AUTHOR	:	Alice Mattison
RATING	:	4.59 (144 Votes)
ASIN	:	0525428542
FORMAT TYPE	:	Hardcover
NUMBER of PAGES	:	256 Pages
PUBLISH DATE	:	2016-08-16
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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“A book-length master class.” —The AtlanticWriting well does not result from following rules and instructions, but from a blend of spontaneity, judgment, and a wise attitude toward the work—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  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 work—letting the kite move with the

Editorial : “A book-length master class.” —The Atlantic“The Kite and the String does not purport to be either a DIY manual or memoiristic musing. Rather, it is a guide to the stages of writing, exploring an approach which is essentially practical, human, and hopeful. Mattison’s close reading of various works of fiction is well worth every writer’s while. She is a wonderfully wise and nurturing teacher.”—Los Angeles Review of Books “Not a how-to so much as a reflection on how to be happy, or at least productive, as a writer Mattison walks us through the writing process from idea to drafting to revision, offers possible forms for stories, carefully considers issues she’s noticed while teaching, then wraps up with proposals for how we might get our minds and expectations right. A much-needed reminder to

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