Writing Children's Stories for Beginners
The story 1
A course by Fanuel Hanán Díaz , Writer, Investigator, and Children's Literature Specialist
Joined November 2019
About the video: The story 1
Overview
“The sketch is a very germinal phase in the writing process. There you define roughly what you want to tell, how you want to tell it and the characters that intervene in that story that you have not yet developed. During this lesson, you will see how to develop the story.”
In this video lesson Fanuel Hanán Díaz addresses the topic: The story 1, 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
“The history Hello, we reached a capital lesson in our course: "Our story almost over." Here we will empty our history with its structure, its characters, its settings and literary resources that we have already decided to work to brighten our story. I invite you to join me in this fascinating lesson. Presentation The story First, I highlighted the title. I wrote the title as a question mark: "How to choose a pet?" This title really has something intriguing, because it immediately generates a curiosity in the reader. The titles are essential to generate this intrigue. They don't have to be s...”
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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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