Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
Methods to Unlock Creativity
A course by Afonso Cruz , Writer
About the video: Methods to Unlock Creativity
Overview
“In this class, I'll demonstrate some methods and activities that can help develop an idea or work around potential roadblocks.”
In this video lesson Afonso Cruz addresses the topic: Methods to Unlock Creativity, 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
“Methods to Unlock Creativity In this class, we'll talk about methods for unlocking creativity. We'll start with one of the most common, one of the most used, which is the change of perspective. perspective change That is, looking for a common perspective on a given problem. When looking at a working photographer, normally he is not taking pictures standing up, with the machine in front of the eyes, he looks for unusual angles to take his picture. And with literature, it's more or less the same thing. We have to look for a relatively unusual angle to tell a story that might even be common. I...”
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Course summary for: Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
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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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