Writing Excuses Transcripts

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode 14: WorldCon with Mary Robinette Kowal

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/08/30/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-14-the-four-principles-of-puppetry-with-mary-robinette-kowal/

Key Points: (1) Focus indicates thought. As a writer, you can only show the audience one thing at a time. Show them what you want them to think about. (2) Breath indicates emotion. Speed tells people how you feel about what you are doing. Writing is a way to capture storytelling to share with people when we're not in the room. (3) Muscle. Create the illusion that characters are moving of their own volition. (4) Meaningful movement. Every move should mean something.  
( there are no strings on me )
[Howard] The fifth principle is the writing prompt. Create some sort of fantasy magical setting in which puppetry requires a fifth principle.
[Brandon] Magical puppets! This has been Writing Excuses. Thank you very much, Mary.
[Mary] Thank you.
[Brandon] Now you're all out of excuses, now go write.