Comments on: Embodied Writing: Interview with Rosemary Tantra Bensko

By: Victoria Collins

Victoria Collins — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:57:46 +0000

Thanks so much for such a unique method, am definitely going to try this. I have been known to make intuitive dance or stretching movements to free up the blocks held in the body – which is great in bare feet in the open air – just listening to how my body wants to move. I had not however linked it to writing!

Acting out scenes has proven useful to me, too, and helps me inject movement beats into dialogue. It shows me what the speaker wants to do with their hands, or how they stand or physically react, because it has felt right when I acted it out. It has often shown me the difference between what the character would naturally do and what I’m trying to force them to do.

By: Fred Meyer

Fred Meyer — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 18:17:25 +0000

In reply to Shirley. Our absolute pleasure, Shirley! :)

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:13:04 +0000

Love this interview so much. As a writer who is on the self-conscious shy side, I appreciate the interviewer’s questions and Rosemary’s suggestions on how to ease into embodied writing. I found myself testing out hand and arm movements as she was talking about it. It felt great. Thank you both so much.