Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
How to Go from Little to Extremely Different?
A course by Andrea Chapela , Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer
Joined November 2020
Joined November 2020
About the video: How to Go from Little to Extremely Different?
Overview
“You’ll take a closer look at worlds that are very different from our own and worlds that are only slightly different. How do we tackle each one? Which one is better or easier? You’ll take a look at a couple of examples to appreciate the different degrees of separation that you can find in speculative stories and the effects these differences can have on a story. ”
In this video lesson Andrea Chapela addresses the topic: How to Go from Little to Extremely Different?, 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
“We just had an introduction to what world building is and the two main methods you can use to create a world. I would like to start with a quote. Simon Proverture has stated as a golden rule of worldbuilding that unless specified otherwise, Everything inside your world is assumed to behave exactly as it would in the real world. This means that when we are worldbuilding and writing, We focus on the things that are different. And we assume that everything else stays the same and that the reader is going to understand it as such. This makes things easier. You don't have to introduce every sing...”
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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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