Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
Presentation
A course by Afonso Cruz , Writer
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this class, I will share a little of my professional and personal journey so that you can get to know me better.”
In this video lesson Afonso Cruz addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish. Discover the importance of narrative structures and learn to write your own stories from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hello. Welcome to my Domestika course. In this class, I will talk about my personal and professional path. As a child, I loved to draw, spent a lot of time drawing. And one of my dreams was to become a comic book author, thing that never happened. I also spent a lot of time alone, I'm an only child. I often say that books were my friends, my brothers. I spent a lot of time with them. I was lucky and privileged to have a library at home. I realized the importance of stories with my grandmother. She died at age 99. And she often said that God had forgotten about her. I wanted to ...”
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Course summary for: Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
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Category
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Areas
Creative Writing, Creativity, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Afonso Cruz
A course by Afonso Cruz
Writer Afonso Cruz has had more than 30 books published, from novels, poetry, and theater to essays and nonfiction. He says that understanding his characters' motivations, conflicts, and desires helps him to understand both himself and the world around him.
His works have been translated into more than 20 languages and his book La Muñeca de Kokoschka won the European Union Prize for Literature. He is also the winner of awards such as the Maria Rosa Colaç Literary Prize, the Portuguese-language literary award Grande Prémio de Conto Camilo Castelo Branco, and the Brazilian children's literature award Prémio da Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil do Brasil.
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