Creation of Fictional Stories with Real Characters
A course by Penélope Córdova , Author
Turn a real character into the protagonist of an exciting fictional story by exploring their conflicts, motivations, and goals
Everyday life can serve as an endless source of inspiration for the creation of incredible stories. Turn the anecdote of the day into a fictional story with the help of narrative author Penélope Córdova.
In this Domestika course, learn to bring a fictional story to life, drawing on a real character as the inspiration for your protagonist, and how to structure your story in three parts: beginning, middle, and end. Are you sitting comfortably? Take a look around you and let's begin.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 32 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (56)
- 1,024 students
- 13 lessons (1h 46m)
- 32 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Develop a fictional story using a character from a real anecdote or story.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone itching to write their own stories!
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necesary for this course so long as you're a keen reader!
In terms of materials, you need a notebook, a pencil, and a computer with your choice of word processor.
Reviews
Penélope Córdova
A course by Penélope Córdova
Penélope Córdova is a Mexican narrator and essayist who creates all her texts, whether fiction or essays, by building on one or various characters rather than a fact or an anecdote. In her experience, the characters themselves make a story relatable or not.
In 2015, she won the Amparo Dávila Fine Arts Story Prize for her book Panteón Familiar (Family Pantheon). She is also the author of the book of essays Locus, variaciones sobre ciudades, cartografía y la torre de Babel and her work has been published in story as well as essay anthologies such as Arbitraria, muestrario de poesía y ensayo, Nuevas instrucciones para vivir en México, and Formas de escribir y ser/no ser madre. Additionally, she is cofounder of the creative companionship agency Somos Texto.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Plan the Story
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The Genre of the Tale
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Three Types of Stories
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That Could Be a Tale
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First Ideas
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U3
The Character in Action
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Goal and Motivation
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Conflict and Structure
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Ways to Start Telling
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Until One Day
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Ways of Ending
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U4
Practise Your Writing
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Style and Experimentation
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Habits and Criticism
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FP
Final project
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Creation of Fictional Stories with Real Characters
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Meet expert teachers
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Me encanta la claridad y coherencia en la forma de enseñar de Penélope.
Recomiendo muchísimo este curso.
Gracias, Penélope.
Lo recomiendo completamente!
Me ha gustado mucho el curso. Penélope explica de manera didáctica, casi terapéutica. Es muy útil si quieres trabajar en la creación de historias cortas de personajes reales de nuestro entorno o no. Muy práctico.
En realidad entré al curso pensando en escribir algo sencillo, más como una terapia, pero la profe y su manera de enseñar muy clara, generosa y amena me ha fascinado.
Мені дуже сподобався курс. Чітко, зрозуміло, а головне автентично. Видно що автор передає свій особистий досвід.