kickwriting means A frenzied, first-person style of writing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “kickwriting” is a great word
KICKWRITING — [Noun] A frenzied, first-person style of writing characterized by raw, impulsive energy and desperate immediacy. From 'kick' (in the sense of a sudden, impulsive act or thrill) + 'writing'; coined by Jack Kerouac in a letter to Neal Cassady, describing Cassady's writing style. Unlike 'stream of consciousness' (which seeks a fluid replication of thought) or 'automatic writing' (which aims to bypass the conscious mind for spiritual revelation), kickwriting is a secular, adrenalized confession. It is the frantic scrawl on a stolen diner napkin, the percussive clatter of a typewriter at three a.m., and the raw nerve of experience transmitted before a second thought can intervene—the literary artifact of a mind too alive to be slowed by the gravity of revision.
Etymology
From kick + writing. Coined by Jack Kerouac in a letter to Neal Cassady, describing Cassady's writing style.
noun
- A frenzied, first-person style of writing.“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.”