Frisson
Published on Nov 19, 2015
A reflection on Ruth Culham's use of the word "frisson" in her book The Writing Thief:
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This is a true writing workshop, where writers support and coach each other toward frissons of discovery--
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frisson
Pronunciation: /frēˈsôn
NOUN
A sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.
I am a writing thief, after all.
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When I find something like this, I feel a rush of energy, a thrill of excitement--a frisson.
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That’s a frisson--that tingly sensation you feel when something is just right.
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Seek the frisson.
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If we want students to understand this and embrace it,
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we have to let them choose what they write
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encourage them to record it in their writer’s notebook for future reference.
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Good writing gives them a frisson of excitement
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that alerts the writer in them that there is more, much more, to find out about this idea.
fRISSONS
FROM tHE wRITING tHIEF, BY Ruth Culham
