Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
What can I do with my story?
A course by Afonso Cruz , Writer
About the video: What can I do with my story?
Overview
“Now I will discuss the possibilities of publication and their formats, how to approach a publisher and how to present our work.”
In this video lesson Afonso Cruz addresses the topic: What can I do with my story?, 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
“What can I do with my story? In this class, we'll talk about what to do with our story after we have finished it, or we have a first sketch. Publishers Let's talk about approaching editors and publishers. An essential thing will be to do a research, try to find publishers that have an editorial line consistent with what we write, that is, that they can publish what we write. If it's an illustrated album, we should look for a publisher that has a catalog of illustrated albums, and not a publisher that doesn't have it, because the chances of being able to publish through that publisher are to...”
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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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