
Writing Excuses 3.14: The Four Principles of Puppetry, with Mary Robinette Kowal
Aug 31, 2009
Professional puppeteer and award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal shares insights on puppetry principles applied to writing, including controlling reader attention and conveying emotion through breath and rhythm. She explores the act of storytelling as telepathy and parallels the illusion of 'muscle' in puppetry to creating believable characters in writing.
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1 2 3 4 5
Intro
00:00 • 2min
Exploring the Application of Puppetry Principles to Writing
01:41 • 2min
Exploring the Concept of Breath and Emotion in Writing
04:10 • 2min
Exploring the Act of Reading and Storytelling
05:56 • 2min
Exploring the Principle of 'Muscle' in Puppetry and its Parallels to Writing
07:37 • 7min

