Book Writing for Beginners: Develop Your Ideas on Paper
Starting from Where You Are
A course by Shaun Levin , Writer and Creative Writing Teacher
About the video: Starting from Where You Are
Overview
“This lesson will look at the importance of starting to write, no matter where. We’ll also see how the themes of your book are present in every scene you write.”
In this video lesson Shaun Levin addresses the topic: Starting from Where You Are, which is part of the Domestika online course: Book Writing for Beginners: Develop Your Ideas on Paper. Expand your written ideas into a doable book project using your curiosity, imagination, and worldview.
Partial transcription of the video
“Starting from Where You Are In this lesson, we'll look at starting from where you are. If you're still wondering what book project you want to work on, maybe you even have several ideas that are going around in your head, or you've been carrying around with you, my suggestion is to start where you are now. Start from the thing that feels like, "This is what I want to focus on now," because whatever project you do, it's one of several projects you'll do. It's not like, "I will have to dedicate my life to this one project." Find a book project that's going to excite you now and follow it thro...”
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Course summary for: Book Writing for Beginners: Develop Your Ideas on Paper
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Creativity, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Shaun Levin
A course by Shaun Levin
Shaun Levin is a writer and creative writing teacher from South Africa who is based in Madrid. He also lived and wrote for many years in Tel Aviv and London. His writing has always been prompted by reading and closely examining the books he loves. He went on to study literature at university and soon started to get his stories published in magazines and anthologies. His passion for books has led him to a parallel career in bookbinding and producing handmade books.
Shaun has over twenty years of experience teaching creative writing in colleges, schools, art galleries, and other settings. He has published several novels and short story collections, including Alone with a Man in a Room, Seven Sweet Things, and Snapshots of The Boy, as well as three guides for writers taking on book-length projects, The Writing Notebooks. Today, Shaun continues to teach creative writing and work on his next novel and collection of short stories.
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