Ask the Author: Kaisa Winter
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Kaisa Winter
The Colours We See deals with a lot of heavy topics, and it's been flagged for its multiple trigger warnings. But so much of this story is based on personal experience, and writing it was in equal measure exhilarating and devastating. Ultimately, turning my private pain into a beautiful, if heartwrenching, adventure story was a cathartic experience, and I treasure being able to share it with others.
Kaisa Winter
The way you get to create entire worlds and live in them. Those people you wish you met, you can bring them to life on the page and explore them thoroughly and shamelessly. And all the places that shine and sparkle in your mind, they become three-dimensional; your very own playground where the chaos of life crystallises into pretty narratives that can make some sense of it all.
But also how we get to analyse and examine ourselves and our lives through our words - as Anaïs Nin stated, "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect."
But also how we get to analyse and examine ourselves and our lives through our words - as Anaïs Nin stated, "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect."
Kaisa Winter
For me, brainstorming with another person is often the fastest way to unlock those doors. I also explore characters and storylines through freewriting or automatic writing - I pick somewhere to start and then just type away, to see what comes.
Another great thing is to go visual. Find images of people who look like your characters, or pictures of relevant settings. And draw up mindmaps of personalities and places.
But other times, of course, it comes down to simple self-care and taking a step back, allowing yourself a break. It's a balance, and a practice in listening to yourself and to your story.
Another great thing is to go visual. Find images of people who look like your characters, or pictures of relevant settings. And draw up mindmaps of personalities and places.
But other times, of course, it comes down to simple self-care and taking a step back, allowing yourself a break. It's a balance, and a practice in listening to yourself and to your story.
Kaisa Winter
Ooh, this is a tough one! Because the book touches on so many topics and relationships. But here goes!
Road trip, trauma, self-discovery <3
(If 'road trip' as one word is not cheating ;))
Road trip, trauma, self-discovery <3
(If 'road trip' as one word is not cheating ;))
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