Children's Narrative: Create Lively Characters

The other truth of things

A course by Idalia Sautto , Writer and Historian

Writer and Historian. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined September 2020
98% positive reviews (49)
1,361 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: The other truth of things

Overview

“All stories can grow. How much? As much as you want. If you want to stick to a story that can be told from beginning to end, you have to edit. To achieve this you must write more, broaden the story. ”

In this video lesson Idalia Sautto addresses the topic: The other truth of things, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Narrative: Create Lively Characters . Write a unique story based on the development of a character and their historical context .

Partial transcription of the video

“The other truth of things Once you have all your notes written and that you can organize them in your notebook, in different notes or in single notes, it is important that you do not lose sight which, although it may seem very fragmentary, in the end that can have a whole meaning within a story. I would like to tell you the case from "Encyclopedia of Living and Dead Things: Lake Texcoco", a book about Mexico City and how its author, Adriana Salazar, made Mexico City out of character. Having a city as a character is a great literary challenge. I would like us to analyze together and reflect ...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Children's Narrative: Create Lively Characters

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (49)
  • 1361 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (2h 50m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Writing
  • Areas

    Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Narrative, Writing

Idalia Sautto

Idalia Sautto
A course by Idalia Sautto

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Writer and Historian

Idalia Sautto is a writer and historian. Her passion for creating elaborate universes full of wonder has led her to publish several children's books and write articles, essays, and chronicles for a wide variety of audiences.

Her first published book, Checo (2010), emerged from a series of interviews she did with her grandfather; it's her first children's book and her first publication as a historian. With a career devoted to writing and editing books, it was only a matter of time before she decided to launch a personal editorial project. In 2016, she founded her own publishing company Pitzilein Books, which focuses on editing and publishing books from artists, illustrators, and writers who walk the line between literary genres like chronicle and fiction, philosophy and literature, and graphic works and children's literature.


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Children's Narrative: Create Lively Characters

A course by Idalia Sautto
Writer and Historian. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined September 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (49)
  • 1,361 students