Creative Prompts for Writing Stories
Catch from the start
A course by user1030695 surname1030695 , Writer
Joined February 2019
Learn how to overcome creative block and build a story from an original starting point, character, and conflict
About the video: Catch from the start
Overview
“Why do some stories trap us? What is special about a book, a movie or a play that does not let go of us from the first moment? Have you ever considered it? In this lesson I will talk about what it is about stories that make us catch up.”
In this video lesson user1030695 surname1030695 addresses the topic: Catch from the start, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Prompts for Writing Stories. Learn how to overcome creative block and build a story from an original starting point, character, and conflict.
Partial transcription of the video
“Catch from the start If a story is what happens to a character, the character, logically, will be the most important thing in that story. Without character there is no story. Who gets the reader or the viewer sit or get stuck Between the pages of a book or in a movie theater seat is the character. The reader or viewer will want to know how the character is doing And if you get what you want. The reader or viewer needs to know, he wants to know if the character will do well, if you will get what you most want to get during the story. Logically, the way of telling, the originality of the char...”
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Course summary for: Creative Prompts for Writing Stories
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Creative Writing, Creativity, Storytelling
A course by user1030695 surname1030695
Jorge Gonzalvo is a writer, creative writing teacher, and cultural manager. What excites him most about writing is teaching how to create stories, which is why he has been teaching courses and workshops on the subject for more than 15 years. He also gives talks and lectures on literature and the promotion of reading and writing.
He is one of the founding members of Atrapavientos, a non-profit organization that pursues the development, research, and dissemination of all kinds of activities related to children's and young people's literature. In addition, he has published several picturebooks such as Te regalo un cuento, Despedida de tristeza, and Tropecista.
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