Introduction to Writing Horror Stories
A book of black magic
A course by María Fernanda Ampuero , Author
About the video: A book of black magic
Overview
“Well, we have already met, we have spoken, we have delved into our fears, we have faced demons known and yet to be known, but now comes the great question of every amateur writer: How do I publish? How to get read to me? At what point does this become a book? ”
In this video lesson María Fernanda Ampuero addresses the topic: A book of black magic, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Writing Horror Stories. Learn to transform your deepest fears into compelling, terrifying and unforgettable stories that impact readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“A Book of Black Magic We now know each other, we have dived into our real fears, we have turned those real fears into supernatural things, we have talked about credibility, characters, verb tenses... But there is one more small terror: the terror of facing publication. How do I do it? Whom do I turn to? How do I find a publisher or a publishing house? I'm going to try to give you some tips that worked for me. I make no guarantees, but I wish you the best of luck. Let's get to it. Believe it or not, this is the hardest part to explain in the whole course because there are many ways to become...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Writing Horror Stories
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Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
María Fernanda Ampuero
A course by María Fernanda Ampuero
Although born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, journalist and writer María Fernanda Ampuero has lived in Quito, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and Madrid. Her texts have been included in countless anthologies and her latest book of short stories, Cockfight (Páginas de Espuma, 2018), was named one of the ten best books of the year by the New York Times in Spanish, in addition to receiving the Joaquín Gallegos Lara award for the best book of short stories of the year.
She has also published two books of journalistic chronicles: Lo que aprendí en la peluquería (Dinediciones, 2011) and Permiso de Residencia (Caracola, 2013). She has collaborated with important literary chronicle magazines such as Gatopardo, Piaüi, and Internazionale. Her work has been translated into English, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, and Chinese.
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