Bibliograph

The kite and the string, how to write with spontaneity and control - and live to tell the tale, Alice Mattison

Type

Label

The kite and the string, how to write with spontaneity and control - and live to tell the tale, Alice Mattison

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The kite and the string

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

956316520

Responsibility statement

Alice Mattison

Sub title

how to write with spontaneity and control - and live to tell the tale

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Part I: The kite and the string -- 1. Writing with freedom and common sense -- Part II: People taking action -- 2. Imagine -- 3. What to do with a good idea -- 4. Let happenings happen -- 5. Become someone else -- Part III: Stories and books: start to finish -- 6. Recognize stories, envision books -- 7. What killed the queen? and other uncertainties that keep a reader reading -- Part IV: Choosing to speak -- 8. Silence and storytelling -- Part V: Living to tell the tale -- 9. Revising our thought bubbles

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