Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
How to Stop Caring about Originality?
A course by Andrea Chapela , Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer
Joined November 2020
Joined November 2020
About the video: How to Stop Caring about Originality?
Overview
“I will talk to you about originality. Do you really need to be original or is giving our take on a certain trope enough? Where does originality really dwell? ”
In this video lesson Andrea Chapela addresses the topic: How to Stop Caring about Originality?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. Discover how to develop your ideas and build literary worlds with writing structures and techniques that can transport your readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Up until this point, we have talked about different ways to get ideas. Most of these ways have been about the observations of our surroundings, But you can also get ideas for movies, books, songs TV shows, art, or even anecdotes that people tell you. Nonetheless, when dealing with ideas, there is a concept that a lot of people come back to in fear a lot, and it is originality. We always praise the things that seem original, or in other words, the things that seem to come up with the idea first, We talk about Tolkien and how he came up with a world that had elves and dwarves and orcs and the...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Andrea Chapela
A course by Andrea Chapela
Andrea Chapela is a Mexican science fiction and fantasy writer, and author of the fantasy tetralogy Vâudïz (La heredera, El creador, La cuentista and El cuento). She studied Chemistry at UNAM, and has a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Iowa. Andrea has also written the essay collection Grados de miopía, and the short story collections Un año de servicio a la habitación and Ansibles, perfiladores y otras máquinas de ingenio.
She is the recipient of numerous awards like the National Gilberto Owen Literature Prize for Stories in 2018, the National Juan José Arreola Literature Prize in 2019, and the National Joven José Luis Martínez Essay Prize in 2019. She has been a FONCA scholar twice (2016-2017 for stories and 2019-2020 for novels) and a scholar at the Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Currently, she teaches workshops, language classes, and contributes to magazines like Este País, Literal Magazine, Vaso Cósmico, and Tierra Adentro.
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