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Letting Your Character Teach You How to Act

Letting Your Character Teach You How to Act

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Want real authenticity with your characters? Walk through the door of your story:
Get to the emotion-point of right before the scene begins.

katherine July 21, 2018August 24, 2018 Characterization, craft of writing, Edouard Manet, France, Katherine's Writing, Little Free Writing Lessons, Looking-Glass Girl, Plot, WIP, Work in Progress, YA Novel Read more

What do Murder Duck and Impressionist Berthe Morisot Have to do with Plot?

What do Murder Duck and Impressionist Berthe Morisot Have to do with Plot?

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How are YOU creating a character-driven novel? Please share with us in the comments below.

 

katherine July 8, 2018August 24, 2018 Berthe Morisot, Characterization, craft of writing, Edouard Manet, Katherine's Writing, Plot, Work in Progress Read more

An Interview with Janet Lee Carey on Deep Characterization

An Interview with Janet Lee Carey on Deep Characterization

Many people have been asking me what Deep Characterization is. I know what it is to me, but I wanted to share some of Janet Lee Carey’s thoughts on her Deep Characterization practice,

katherine May 12, 2017August 24, 2018 Author interviews, Authors, books, Characterization, classes, craft of writing, friends, Retreat, writing workshops Read more

The Writer as Actor: …aaannnd ACTION

The Writer as Actor: …aaannnd ACTION

“Attached to the wall below me was a ladder. It must have been for building maintenance people to do whatever it is they do.

katherine May 11, 2017August 24, 2018 adult writers, Characterization, craft of writing, EpicWrite, Katherine's Writing, Retreat Read more

The Writer as Actor: On Location

The Writer as Actor: On Location

Deep Characterization Exercise #1 Being Two Places at Once

The purple mass looked for a moment like a plump of organ pipes, then like a stack of rolls of cloth set up on end,

katherine May 9, 2017August 24, 2018 adult writers, craft of writing, EpicWrite, Retreat, writing workshops Read more

The Writer as Actor: Losing and Finding

The Writer as Actor: Losing and Finding

The expression “to lose yourself” in the part or in the performance, which has so often been used by great artists in the theater,

katherine May 8, 2017August 24, 2018 adult writers, Characterization, craft of writing, Retreat Read more

That Character You Love to Hate

Sometimes it’s the little things…

Writing antagonists can be almost too much fun. Of course, we don’t want to make the ALL bad. We need to show them as balanced human beings.

katherine December 12, 2016December 10, 2016 adult writers, Bellevue College, Characterization, classes, craft of writing, The Summer of No Regrets, writing workshops Read more

I have never told you

“I have never told you.” Five words that can deepen your characters, add page-turning plot elements, and shed light on motivation.

When I talk to my characters (and yes,

katherine December 10, 2016 Bellevue College, Characterization, classes, craft of writing, writing workshops Read more

Go Where the Longing Is

20150408_113351Perfectionism is a thief of time. I used to be plagued by this wily thief—I’d let it into my mind and give it full access.

katherine June 28, 2016 adult writers, being real, classes, craft of writing, EpicWrite, perfectionism, writing workshops Read more

The Violin Diet

Katherine violinWith the Full-Bodied Novelist Retreat coming up this weekend, I’ve been playing the violin again. There is a connection, so stay with me here.

katherine June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 adult writers, being real, Characterization, classes, craft of writing, EpicWrite, motivation, Retreat, Summer Classes, writing workshops Read more
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Katherine Grace Bond is the author of The Summer of No Regrets, Luke’s Journal, Considering Flight, and the bestseller, The Legend of the Valentine.

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