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Writing about the Body with Madeleine Watts
Welcome
Introduction
Meet Your Teacher: Madeleine Watts (1:18)
Part One: The Basics of the Body
The Basics (0:45)
The Five Senses
Writing Exercise: Totemic Evidence
Reading
Writing Exercise: Today in My Body
Eating Alone
Writing Exercise: Mindful Eating
The Quest for Truth Behind Appearances (2:50)
Bodily Functions
Writing Exercise: Crying
Part Two: The Nitty Gritty
Asserting Value (1:50)
Kathy Acker Against Ordinary Language
No Story to Tell About Swimming (5:10)
Breaking Things Down
Writing Exercise: Repetition
Fall Risk
Fragmented Narratives are Broken, Independent, and Honest
Writing Exercise: The Pain Scale
Digression
Writing Exercise: Digression
Why is writing about sex so frowned upon?
How I Write About Sex (0:59)
Breaking It Down
Method Writing a Sex Scene
Writing Exercise: Stanislavski Method
Part Three: The Big Picture
Part Three Introduction
Reading
Writing About Other People
Writing to Others
Writing Exercise: A Letter You’ll Never Send
The Second Body
Writing Exercise: Connecting Your Body to the World
How You Can Apply These Lessons to Larger Projects (2:30)
Conclusion
Feedback
Thank You
Writing Exercise: A Letter You’ll Never Send
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