Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
Review and rereading
A course by Afonso Cruz , Writer
About the video: Review and rereading
Overview
“In this class, I will deal with the necessary re-readings and alterations to improve the outlined sketch with the help of advice from other writers, in particular from Vonnegut. ”
In this video lesson Afonso Cruz addresses the topic: Review and rereading, 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
“Review and rereading In this class, we will talk about the importance of rereading and reviewing to have a final quality work. Typically, a writer reads and rereads his text n times. Sometimes dozens, hundreds of times, maybe more. Often, a writer, an author, will have an original in hand for years and it involves editing, the editor, reviewers, there are several revisions to be made. There are many things to be fixed and changed. And you have to remember Sturgeon's law that most of it sucks, therefore, we must not be afraid to throw away much of our work, if we consider that it doesn't hel...”
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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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