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

by Alice Mattison

Book Overview

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 Atlantic

Writing 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143111639
• ISBN13: 9780143111634
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.8"