Welcome to the WordCrafter “In the Silence of Words” Book Blog Tour
Posted: July 5, 2021 Filed under: Blog Tour, Book Promotion, Book Review, Books, Interview, Plays, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours | Tags: Author Interview, Cendrine Marrouat, In the Silence of Words, Play, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours 28 Comments
This week WordCrafter brings you a tour that is a little different, and I’m excirted to tell you about it. This tour is not for the usual novel or poetry collection, but for a play, In the Silence of Words, by Cendrine Marrouat. We are kicking things off today, right here on Writing to be Read, with an interview with the author which will tell us all a little more about this creative author and her latest release.
Kaye: What inspired you to create In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play?
Cendrine: The play is very loosely based on some major events in my life, including my mother’s suicide. I wanted to write something meaningful and inspirational to help or bring comfort to those who might be going through something similar.
Kaye: Why did you choose to write this tale in play format? How would it be different if you had tried to write it as a literary story instead?
Cendrine: Before the idea of the play was even born, I had tried writing short stories and a novel. I quickly realized that my style was at odds with those genres. I suck at descriptions, and much prefer focusing on short, “punchy” scenes that deliver emotions between the lines.
In the Silence of Words can only work as a play. Theatre encourages uncomfortable conversations while forcing introspection, lifting spirits, and bringing people together.
Kaye: What makes In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play different from stories following a similar concept?
Cendrine: The play is unique because of the number of challenging topics it deals with at the same time; and the way each unravels on its own and as a whole. Every reader will find at least one strongly relatable element that will give them an appreciation for life.
Kaye: In the Silence of Words was, in part, inspired by the haiku poetry form. Why do you think the haiku is such a powerful poetry form?
Cendrine: The haiku was not what inspired the idea for In the Silence of Words, but I used the same technique behind this wonderful poetry form to make the storyline more impactful.
The haiku is a very short poem of three lines that says very little but suggests a lot. It relies heavily on the unsaid to convey emotions and deep meanings. As such it is the epitome of the “Say less, show more” technique every serious writer uses to craft memorable stories.
Kaye: Most of your work focuses on the importance of embracing the world and situations around us. Why do you think it is important?
Cendrine: Because life only has meaning when we choose to accept the negative as well as the positive experiences we encounter. There are lessons to learn in everything. It’s up to us to decide, when we are ready, how fast or slowly we want to grow.
Kaye: What are your goals with In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play?
Cendrine: I want to invite people to view pain and loss differently. I want them to rethink their relationship with life, death, and everything in between. Losing loved ones is, of course, terrible, often leaving gaping wounds in our hearts. However, as main character, Cassandra Philip learns, there is a healthy, albeit liberating way to grieve and move on. It just (often) requires a series of distressing events to reach that kind of conclusion.
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Cendrine Marrouat is a French-born Canadian photographer, poet, and the multi-genre author of
more than 30 books. In 2019, she founded the PoArtMo Collective and co-founded Auroras &
Blossoms with David Ellis. A year later, they launched PoArtMo (Positive Art Month and Positive
Art Moves) and created the Kindku and Pareiku, two forms of poetry. Cendrine is also the
creator of the Sixku, the Flashku, and the Reminigram.
Cendrine writes both in French and English and has worked in many different fields in her
17-year career, including translation, language instruction, journalism, art reviews, and social
media.
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We have a great tour lined up for this thought provoking play. Join us tomorrow for a guest post by the author on Robbie’s Inspiration for Day 2. Then Wednesday, you can catch my review right here on Writing to be Read for Day 3. Thursday’s stop is on Roberta Writes with a guest post by the author, and we’ll be wrapping things up on Friday with another guest post on Zigler’s News. I do hope you’ll join us as we learn more about In the Silence of Words.
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Hi Kaye, I am so sorry to learn about Cendrine’s mother, very tragic. For me, these are very profound words: “Because life only has meaning when we choose to accept the negative as well as the positive experiences we encounter. There are lessons to learn in everything. It’s up to us to decide, when we are ready, how fast or slowly we want to grow.” I believe this too.
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Hello Robbie,
Thank you for your comment and kind words.
Actually, the tragedy isn’t in my mother’s suicide. It’s in the way people see it more in a selfish act rather than a call to help. She is in a much better place now.
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A wonderful way to view it, Cendrine. I know when my son took his own life, I saw it as a cry for help that went unheard.
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I am very sorry to read that Kaye! My deepest condolences to you!
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Hi Cendrine, yes, I can understand your comment and I am glad you see it this way. It is better for you. A lot of people do view suicide as selfish but it is a cry for help. I can’t imagine feeling that awful and hopeless. Hugs.
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Yes, it is hard to imagine. Very hard.
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Hi Robbie. It is up to us whether to accept the opportunities for learning and growth. How true it is.
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Such amazing energy in this interview. The play sounds incredible. Great to meet Cendrine!
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Thank you!
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Thanks for reading and commenting, Annette. 🙂
The play may touch readers on several levels. You can catch my review on Wednesday.
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I so look forward to reading your review!
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Thank you for the interview, Kaye!
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A pleasure to have you as my guest, Cendrine. 🙂
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It’s great to meet you, Cendrine. I agree that there is a healthy, albeit liberating way to grieve and move on. The grieving process and the duration of grieving is different in different people and shouldn’t be judged. Yet, chronicle grieving leads to chronicle depression is not healthy either (this not judging though) from a counseling point of view. Thank you for the interview, Kaye!
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Great to meet you as well, Miriam! I agree with everything you said.
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A pleasure to interview Cendrine, Miriam. Thanks for visiting and comenting. 🙂
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You’re welcome, Kaye. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing Michael. 🙂
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You are welcome, Kaye! Have a beautiful weekend! xx Michael
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Thank you! Unfortunately, the link doesn’t work on my end. I tried from 5 different browsers…
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Hi Cendrine. I tried it and had no problem with it.
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As I said, I tried with 5 browsers and it doesn’t work at all.
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Hmmm. ???
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Hello Cendrine! Sorry, i had to change the blog, because some of WP.com’s great inventions are not allowed by the German version of the GDPR. So i am now selfhosted at: https://books.eslarn-net.de.
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