Isbn: 9780143111634 - the kite and the string: how to write with spontaneity and control--and live to tell the tale (14 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 256 pages. 7.75x5.06x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Penguin Books 2017, 1st printing. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Fine condition. "A targeted and insightful guide to the stages of creating stories and books, with wise lessons on navigating the writing life. [] Good writing is not the result of simply following instructions. As award-winning author Alice Mattison makes clear, it comes from expressing feelings boldly and freely and then looking critically at what we've done. In place of rules, she advises spontaneity, discipline, and a wise attitude toward the work--neither despairing nor defensive, but clear-eyed, courageous, and discerning. [] Throughout THE KITE AND THE STRING, Mattison attends to the difficulties of protecting writing time, preserving solitude, and setting the right goals for publication. She also addresses the key stages of the process and the attitudes we must adopt to navigate them successfully. An inspiring call for creative risk-taking, this thoughtful guide will make an indispensable addition to the shelves of writers at all levels." [publisher copy] "A book-length master class."--The Atlantic. "A much-needed reminder to relax control, to commit the space and time, then sit back and let the string unspool."--The Rumpus. "The essays in THE KITE AND THE STRING are brilliant, funny, and wise--everything that readers of Alice Mattison's fine work have come to expect--and they will send you running to your desk with new insight and inspiration. Every page is a keeper."--Jill McCorkle. "In this superb book about writing and her own surprising beginnings as a writer, Alice Mattison shows us how to create the vivid dream of successful fiction. If you want to be a writer, read this book."--Susan Cheever. Fine paperback w/brilliant corners (tiny chip on lower back spine) & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine, unmarked & quite presentable.…

Zustand: New. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204. . 2017. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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 workneither 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 workletting the kite move with the winds of feelingwhile 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 Stringresponds to a pressing need for writing guidance at all levels.…

Zustand: New. Alice Mattison is a widely acclaimed author and longtime writing teacher. She has published six novels&mdashincluding The Book Borrower, Nothing Is Quite Forgotten in Brooklyn, and&#160When We Argued All Night, a New York Times Book Revie.