Introduction to Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
How to Make a Story Better?
A course by Andrea Chapela , Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer
Joined November 2020
Joined November 2020
About the video: How to Make a Story Better?
Overview
“I’ll talk about what to do now that you have been writing stories in your world. I’ll talk to you a bit about editing and how to make your story better. It is important not to fear or, worse, hate editing because it is a normal step of writing. Some might argue it is where the real writing happens. I'll share with you some questions that can guide you when you start editing and I will explain to you the process I follow on my own stories. ”
In this video lesson Andrea Chapela addresses the topic: How to Make a Story Better?, 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
“How to Make a Story Better? We've come very far. This is the last unit of this course and we're going to talk about what comes next after you've written a story and how to make it better. I must admit, I have never written a perfect story on the first try. I am not even sure if I've ever written a perfect story at all. In any case, I don't expect to get it right when I first write it. This makes me feel freer, like I can mess up the first draft and nothing will happen. I know that I will go over them later and that maybe, when I'm writing, I cannot exactly figure things out, but that I'll h...”
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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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