# The Kite and the String

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- Book: [The Kite and the String](https://www.bookquiver.com/alice-mattison/the-kite-and-the-string) ([The Kite and the String.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/alice-mattison/the-kite-and-the-string.md))
- Authors: [Alice Mattison](https://www.bookquiver.com/alice-mattison)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4311-163-4
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2017-07-04
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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...