Writing Children's Stories for Beginners
The art of polishing a story
A course by Fanuel Hanán Díaz , Writer, Investigator, and Children's Literature Specialist
Joined November 2019
Joined November 2019
About the video: The art of polishing a story
Overview
“In this lesson you will see the importance of looking at the text you have already written with different eyes. This distance is necessary to validate many decisions you have made or to adjust significant details. This is the time to change words, separate paragraphs, make sure if the ending convinces you, if the title you have chosen is appropriate and if you can find more suitable words for your creation, among other things. ”
In this video lesson Fanuel Hanán Díaz addresses the topic: The art of polishing a story, 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 art of polishing a story Shadows, censorship and taboos in children's books Hi there. We will begin the rewriting process. We already have our text in version 1, and we will move towards polishing this text. That's why our lesson is called: "The art of polishing a story." When we are polishing a story, the first thing we have to do is distance ourselves. Taking distance is a fundamental process and also a necessary process. How do we distance ourselves from that text that we have just written? How do we let it rest and then return to it? One of the options is to leave our file on the co...”
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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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