Writing Children's Stories for Beginners
Games to spark your imagination
A course by Fanuel Hanán Díaz , Writer, Investigator, and Children's Literature Specialist
Joined November 2019
Joined November 2019
About the video: Games to spark your imagination
Overview
“You will have the opportunity to review some techniques that as a game will allow you to develop creative ideas to put together a story. Although many times the inspiration comes from events or situations that happen around us, at other times you can stimulate those sparks in a fun way, perhaps as a way to put randomness in your favor.”
In this video lesson Fanuel Hanán Díaz addresses the topic: Games to spark your imagination, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing Children's Stories for Beginners. Captivate young readers by creating universes, characters, and plots they can connect with.
Partial transcription of the video
“We've arrived at one of the most enjoyable lessons in this course. titled 'Games to Spark Creativity.' This lesson is all about fostering inspiration and encouraging innovative thinking. We have already talked about inspiration coming from many sources. sometimes from an event that happens to us. sometimes from something we see. sometimes from something we hear or a memory. But imagination. creativity can also be induced. Games are among the most fertile and provocative tools for bringing stories to life. In this lesson. we will delve into four different games that can spark creativity and ...”
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Course summary for: Writing Children's Stories for Beginners
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Areas
Children's Literature, Creating with Kids, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Fanuel Hanán Díaz
A course by Fanuel Hanán Díaz
Fanuel Hanán Díaz graduated with a Batchelor of Arts in Social Communication from the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Venezuela and headed up the Department of Selection of Children's Books at Venezuela's Banco del Libro in Caracas. He has participated as a judge for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the BolognaRagazzi Award, and the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB). He has been recognized with the National Children's Literature Award (Venezuela), the Tatoulou Award (France), and the Cuatrogatos Foundation Award (USA). Several of his books have also been included in the IBBY Honour List, the White Ravens recommendation list, and the Programa SEP.
Over the last few years, he has gained extensive experience as an editor and university professor, as well as held the director's position at Barataria magazine, which specializes in Latin-American Children's Literature and the development of investigative projects such as Independent Scholar.
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