Creativity and contingency in literary writing /

"The first book to investigate, analyze and theorize the creative processes of literary writers, this book uses author interviews, manuscript genetics and textual evidence to explore creativity from the authorial perspective. Creativity and Contingency in Literary Writing explores what happens...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kukkonen, Karin, 1980- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
Subjects:	Authorship > Psychological aspects. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > Psychological aspects. Contingency (Philosophy) in literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Contingency traps
2. Contingent selves
3. Why one form and not another? Form to practice
4. Paper, typewriters and screens
5. Provoking chance
6. Found objects, lives and words
Conclusion.