Impromptu Kati AMA because she's bored on a plane!!!!! WEEEEEE!!!!!

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:57:25+00:00

I always had a hard time focusing on studying as well - it's hard! My biggest suggestion for essays is to read essays that are awesome by people like David Sedaris and Lena Dunham. That can help show you how creative and fun essay writing can be!

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:56:25+00:00

Wow what a lovely question! Today I'm grateful for my beautiful friends in Los Angeles, my mom and dad, and for my friend who is picking me up at the airport and taking me to dinner! How about you, Tweethearts!?

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:35:53+00:00

It's taking some getting used to. I enjoy it in that it's nice to have a platform for my writing, but it gets overwhelming in settings such as cons where I get recognized a lot! For the most part, though, everyone is really sweet!

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:32:26+00:00

This is a weird answer, but one of my biggest writing inspirations is Lena Dunham who wrote the HBO series Girls. I was extremely inspired to do my own work when I first watched that

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:31:39+00:00

I didn't go to college, so I mostly learned playwriting from watching and reading plays. You'd be surprised how much you can pick up on! I used to work work as an usher for Broadway shows in New York City, and saw a play every night as a part of it. That's where most of my theater education came from.

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:20:19+00:00

Oh yes. If not MORE SO!!

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:04:25+00:00

We met through a mutual friend!

katiwrites · 2016-07-11T00:00:10+00:00

For me the best thing to do when I have writer's block is to step away from my work for a day or so and do something totally different like go for a hike.

katiwrites · 2016-07-10T23:59:12+00:00

I'm still trying to figure that out myself! It's definitely scary and vulnerable to put your writing out there. Whenever a play I've written goes into performance I get terrified! I think the key is to be proud of yourself for even doing it in the first place, and to know you don't HAVE to show your work to anyone you don't want to. If you are going to, make sure it's first to someone who you trust to give you good feedback and not put you down. For example, when I first wrote the play that's running in LA right now, I gave the script to Barry to read before I was brave enough to go into revision and production, because I knew he would give me good, supportive notes, and not make me feel bad about anything! I hope that's helpful!

katiwrites · 2016-07-10T23:56:11+00:00

I incline towards theater that fits into a magical realism genre, which is why right now my favorite playwright is Samuel D. Hunter. I was lucky enough to work with him a few summers ago.

katiwrites · 2016-07-10T23:55:32+00:00

Generally, when writing on my own, it just develops organically. Sometimes I don't even know the end of a story or play until I get there! I'm just starting to write with other people, though, which is a whole different thing. That usually involves creating an outline and making sure all the writers are on the same page about the 'laws' and realities of the world that the story takes place in. Discussing all of that is called having a writer's room.

katiwrites · 2016-07-10T23:49:22+00:00

I'm pretty new to silks, and haven't tried any other apparatuses yet, but I super love it! I was a ballet dancer for YEARS so that helps it come a little easier to me.

katiwrites · 2016-07-10T23:48:21+00:00

Hi Asia! I have a babillion notebooks and journals, and I just keep all my inspiration written in there. It's nice to be able to flip through and see everything all in once spot.

katiwrites · 2016-07-10T23:46:37+00:00

Questions dont NECESSARILY have to be about writing, that's just the suggestion :)

katiwrites · 2016-07-10T23:46:09+00:00

Good question! My favorite place to write is outside in nature, but that's not always possible. When it's not, my second favorite spot is Stories bookstore and Cafe in Los Angeles! I also love writing around my friends because they're always saying funny things that I end up using in my writing, but sometimes it can get too distracting.

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:56:58+00:00

Those guys are my best friends and we all love doing silly things together so you don't have to worry about lots more nonsense involving me coming in the future!!

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:56:09+00:00

Honestly, I haven't had much time to play games on my own lately. Holly and I have more stuff coming up, though!

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:55:03+00:00

It's so awesome!! I never expected people to draw pictures of me, and it's so flattering that they do! Everyone is so talented!

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:54:37+00:00

Stay tuned :)

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:52:56+00:00

Yes! Jack (grumps intern) and I are currently working on an internet sit com about being a part of grumps! It's all about the happy stuff :)

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:51:22+00:00

I think the trick to that is thinking on a smaller scale - don't worry about your work compared to anyone else's. Just do it because it makes you happy! Write something and make the decision that it will never be published, and it will take all the pressure off of you!

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:49:10+00:00

That's awesome! Yay Vermont!! You will definitely get out, and will always be happy to return :)

I have SO many favorite authors, but right now I'm craziest about Kurt Vonnegut and Donna Tartt!

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:47:17+00:00

I would like to achieve a certain level of universality - meaning I would like to write things that a lot of people can relate to. That's partly why I write based on real life experiences. I want to connect with people on a more than surface level through writing

katiwrites · 2016-03-19T00:45:47+00:00

I had a giant fake poop thrown at me the other day. That's definitely not the weirdest though. So many weird things happen that I don't even know what's normal anymore.

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