Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Who Tells the Story?
A course by Andrea Chapela , Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer
Joined November 2020
Joined November 2020
About the video: Who Tells the Story?
Overview
“When exploring a world, knowing the point of view you are working with is vital. Here I’ll help you figure out which is the best point of view to tell your story and how this decision affects everything you are going to write. ”
In this video lesson Andrea Chapela addresses the topic: Who Tells the Story?, 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
“Who Tells the Story? Now that the story is starting to take shape, we need to talk about one more thing. This is point of view or POV, which means the perspective through where the story is filtered. POV rules over what a character feels and perceives about the situation they are in. It also has a lot to do with the senses of the characters, what they see, hear, smell or touch. It is very important to be aware of POV because it decides many of the things about the story. In the end, deciding who is telling the story, whose eyes we're seeing through, it's a balance of information, immediacy,...”
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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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