{"product_id":"let-the-crazy-child-write-finding-your-creative-writing-voice-paperback","title":"Let the Crazy Child Write!: Finding Your Creative Writing Voice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClive Matson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet the Crazy Child Write!\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eCrazy Child Write!\u003c\/em\u003e 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 Clichés, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClive Matson\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eLet the Crazy Child Write!\u003c\/em\u003e He participated in the European Beat Studies Network Conference in Paris, 2017, where he gave the premier performance of his newest work, \u003cem\u003eHello, Paradise. Paradise, Goodbye.\u003c\/em\u003e He was the recipient of the Pen Oakland \"Josephine Miles National Literary Award\" in 2004 and the \u003cem\u003eEast Bay Express\u003c\/em\u003e \"Best Writing Teacher\" award in 2006. In 2012 the City of Berkeley honored Clive with their \"Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48875284332793,"sku":"9781955831512","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/E7xp10OhPO9781955831512.webp?v=1787333681","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/let-the-crazy-child-write-finding-your-creative-writing-voice-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}