Introduction to Autobiographical Writing
Discussions around autobiographical writing
A course by César Tejeda , Storyteller, Editor, and Scriptwriter
About the video: Discussions around autobiographical writing
Overview
“Although it seems strange, autobiographical writing provokes discussions among those of us who dedicate ourselves to the profession of writing. I'm going to tell you what they are so that you know their origins and take your own conclusions. ”
In this video lesson César Tejeda addresses the topic: Discussions around autobiographical writing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Autobiographical Writing. Learn to reconstruct your memories using narrative tools and create autobiographical stories.
Partial transcription of the video
“Discussions around autobiographical writing We start with the theoretical part of the course. The most important thing is that I want you to take into account that in creative writing in general there are no rules, There are no hard concepts that we should always follow. The most important of the theoretical in creative processes is that we have certain concepts that help us organize the discussion and that with time you can incorporate or discard, but you will see how they will help you to start with the first texts. The writing is somewhat autobiographical. That's true. Although we write ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Autobiographical Writing
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Creativity, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing
César Tejeda
A course by César Tejeda
César Tejeda is a storyteller, editor, and scriptwriter from Mexico City. Over the course of his career, he has written two novels–Épica de bolsillo para un joven de clase media (Planeta, 2012) and Mi abuelo y el dictador (Caballo de Troya, 2017)–as well as a collection of essays titled La compulsión autobiográfica (Alacraña, 2021, undergoing editing).
As a scriptwriter, he has collaborated with Canal 11 and Canal 22, from Mexican cultural television, and written for documentaries and feature-length fiction films. As an editor, he has worked with Penguin Random House, the UNAM Literature Department, and the magazines Este País and Los Suicidas, where he also served as director. He is currently the editor at Ediciones Antílope as well as one of its founding members. On top of it all, César shares his knowledge as a teacher at different schools and academies.
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