The best way to show an emotion is not through a character's words, but their smallest expressions - to take what an actor would visually do and try putting that down on the page for the reader to 'see.' Susanna Kearsley actorcharacteremotion share on social
I spent five years of my childhood in Port Elgin and came back to spend another five years of my young adulthood there as well, including the years in which I was first published. Susanna Kearsley adulthoodbackchildhood Change image and share on social
Such is the endless dilemma of dialect. Not every reader will ever agree with the way that I handle it, no matter how hard I work to keep everything readable. But again it's that balance I have to maintain between keeping it easy and keeping it real, and I know that I'll never please everyone. Susanna Kearsley agreebalancedialect share on social
I have seen and really liked the varied movie adaptations of the book, but 'Little Women' has a sprawling, richly tangled story that needs time and space to weave its magic. Susanna Kearsley adaptationbookmagic Change image and share on social
I once walked through an exhibit in a large American museum that displayed First Nations artifacts in old dioramas, with mannequins that hadn't been changed since the 19th century. Susanna Kearsley 19thamericanartifact Change image and share on social
A walk through the storage facility of the community museum where I worked might easily have convinced you that people in the past wore only wedding dresses, carried silver candlesticks, and played with porcelain dolls. Susanna Kearsley candlestickcarrycommunity share on social
There was no DVR, no Netflix, and no binge-watching. We didn't even have a VCR till I was nearly out of high school. Susanna Kearsley bingedvrhigh Change image and share on social
My children are as at home in the Port Elgin library as I used to be, and they've sat in the cinema seats where I sat with their aunt every Saturday afternoon, watching the matinee movies. Susanna Kearsley afternoonauntchild Change image and share on social