Introduction to Narrative Writing
The consciousness of creation
A course by Alberto Chimal , Writer and Creative Writing Teacher
About the video: The consciousness of creation
Overview
“Since you've seen that you can tell a story, what's next? In this lesson I will explain to you that it is necessary to become aware of everything that involves telling a story: all the options, concepts and resources that you have at your disposal to do so, and whose existence we do not always know. We will start working with some of them.”
In this video lesson Alberto Chimal addresses the topic: The consciousness of creation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Narrative Writing. Learn everything you need to know to start writing memorable stories, step by step.
Partial transcription of the video
“UNIT 2- LESSON 1 THE AWARENESS OF CREATION Telling a story the way we do every day is not the same as writing a novel, a film, a videogame. That's pretty obvious. What is the difference between the stories that anybody can tell and these others, which is what we are trying to do? The answer is simple. The people who create those stories, in film, television, literature, are more aware of the elements comprising them. They learn the names of the different parts, the different functions. They also learn a set of resources, techniques and strategies which are common in the genre, we'll talk mo...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Narrative Writing
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing

Alberto Chimal
A course by Alberto Chimal
Alberto Chimal is an established writer—he has been in this beautiful profession for 25 years now—specializing in narrative texts. He writes stories for different kinds of media, but his focus is on novels and short stories. What he loves most about writing is the human contact that can be generated through stories.
He has published more than forty books, including novels and collections of short stories, and is currently writing the screenplay for his second feature film.
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