Writing a Detective Novel
Presentation
A course by Charlie Becerra , Crime Fiction Writer
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“I will tell you a little about my history, where I come from, my books and everything I left behind so that I could dedicate myself fully to literature.”
In this video lesson Charlie Becerra addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing a Detective Novel. Discover the elements needed to write mysterious and gripping stories that bring enigmatic characters to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hi, I'm Charlie Becerra and I want to invite you to learn the techniques and resources that I use at the time of writing my crime novels. By the way, I want you to accompany me to the process of writing my new detective novel. I was lucky enough to grow up in a family that was always telling stories. My father, my mother, my aunts, all the time they were broadcasting stories, legends or things they had heard. Without knowing it, from a very young age he was nurturing a world of his own. As a child he was also a very liar, But let's say in a good sense of the word. I liked to wa...”
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Course summary for: Writing a Detective Novel
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Category
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Areas
Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Charlie Becerra
A course by Charlie Becerra
Charlie Becerra is an author, writer, and creative director from Lima, Peru. As a writer specializing in crime fiction, he has published multiple books with industry giants like Penguin Random House, Planeta, and more. Charlie can't imagine a more rewarding profession than writing and devotes a large portion of his time to researching real-life crimes and criminal cases to help him create realistic detectives and killers for his stories.
His first novel, Solo vine para que ella me mate, earned him an honorable mention at the 2020 Premio Nacional de Literatura de Perú, and the film rights for it were later bought by a major producer in Los Angeles, California.
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