Creative Writing for Beginners: Bringing Your Story to Life
Techniques to Write Everywhere
A course by Shaun Levin , Writer and Creative Writing Teacher
About the video: Techniques to Write Everywhere
Overview
“In this lesson, I’ll talk about the importance of starting to write right now and show you how to use what’s around you to dive into writing. The great thing about being a writer is that you don’t need much: just a pen and a piece of paper. I’ll also talk about the risks of thinking too much about writing, and how the best way to learn how to write is to write, and just keep writing.”
In this video lesson Shaun Levin addresses the topic: Techniques to Write Everywhere, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing for Beginners: Bringing Your Story to Life. Learn how to sketch with words and use the details of your imagination to write a memorable story.
Partial transcription of the video
“Techniques to Write Everywhere In this lesson we'll look at different ways to use your notebook to stay open to the world and to accumulate stories. The first thing that we'll look at, which I think is the most important thing, is writing from the here and now, and just being open to the world and noticing what is drawing your attention and what's attracting you. And I think also not thinking too much about a plan or project, or how this is going to fit in to what you're working on, and just to be open to the world. I think it's about learning to let the world feed you and being open to the...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing for Beginners: Bringing Your Story to Life
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Creative Writing, Creativity, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Shaun Levin
A course by Shaun Levin
Shaun Levin is a writer and creative writing teacher from South Africa who is based in Madrid. He also lived and wrote for many years in Tel Aviv and London. His writing has always been prompted by reading and closely examining the books he loves. He went on to study literature at university and soon started to get his stories published in magazines and anthologies. His passion for books has led him to a parallel career in bookbinding and producing handmade books.
Shaun has over twenty years of experience teaching creative writing in colleges, schools, art galleries, and other settings. He has published several novels and short story collections, including Alone with a Man in a Room, Seven Sweet Things, and Snapshots of The Boy, as well as three guides for writers taking on book-length projects, The Writing Notebooks. Today, Shaun continues to teach creative writing and work on his next novel and collection of short stories.
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