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Let the Crazy Child Write!: Finding Your Creative Writing Voice Paperback - 1998

by Clive Matson

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In spite of its whimsical title, this book is a solid, in-depth course in creative writing. The 12 chapters cover various aspects of creative writing, including plot, point of view, and surrealism.

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Let the Crazy Child Write! grew out of hundreds of creative writing workshops that Clive Matson has led during his career as poet and writer. Here he guides readers -- as individuals or in groups -- through twelve seminars designed to overcome inhibitions, locate hidden originality, and find a true creative writing voice. Let the Crazy Child Write! links the playful energy of the creative unconscious -- essential to strong writing -- to a solid, in-depth course of writing basics: Image Detail, Slow Motion, Hook, Persona Writing, Point of View, Dialogue, Plot, Narrative Presence, Good Clichs, Character, Surrealism, and Resolution. It is a comprehensive, hands-on -- and fun -- working seminar that will help both novices and professionals improve their writing abilities and unleash their creativity.

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  • Title Let the Crazy Child Write!: Finding Your Creative Writing Voice
  • Author Clive Matson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New World Library, Novato CA
  • Publication date 1998-11
  • ISBN 9781880032350 / 188003235X
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.79 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.01 cm)
  • Category Reference
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98021570
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.02

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Clive Matson began his writing career among the Beat Generation in New York City in the 1960s, mentored by Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, John Wieners, and Diane di Prima. He received his MFA from Columbia University in 1989. Clive has published nine volumes of poetry, numerous articles in literary journals, and the writing textbook Let the Crazy Child Write! He participated in the European Beat Studies Network Conference in Paris, 2017, where he gave the premier performance of his newest work, Hello, Paradise. Paradise, Goodbye. He was the recipient of the Pen Oakland "Josephine Miles National Literary Award" in 2004 and the East Bay Express "Best Writing Teacher" award in 2006. In 2012 the City of Berkeley honored Clive with their "Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry."

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