Kickwriting

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A frenzied, first-person style of writing. uncountable

    "You must and will go on at all costs including comfort & health & kicks; but keep it kickwriting at all costs too, that is, write only what kicks you and keeps you overtime awake from sheer mad joy."

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"You must and will go on at all costs including comfort & health & kicks; but keep it kickwriting at all costs too, that is, write only what kicks you and keeps you overtime awake from sheer mad joy."

Etymology

From kick + writing. Coined by Jack Kerouac in a letter to Neal Cassady, describing Cassady's writing style.

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