Introduction to Autobiographical Writing
Center of gravity
A course by César Tejeda , Storyteller, Editor, and Scriptwriter
About the video: Center of gravity
Overview
“I start from a premise: if time is not the best element we have to organize our autobiographical stories, what can we use to channel them? ”
In this video lesson César Tejeda addresses the topic: Center of gravity, 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
“Let's begin with lesson number 2. focusing on the concept of the center of gravity. For me. understanding this crucial element is the most vital aspect of this course that I want you to comprehend thoroughly. It's essentially the core of my thoughts on autobiographical writing. forming the basis of how I I often say that the fundamental issue with autobiographical writing is the issue of order. problem in a good way. a problem in the sense that we need to deploy our skills as writers to overcome it. It's what we always do when we write. I know the word order might seem cumbersome in some wa...”
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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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