Creative Writing Techniques: Move Your Readers
character building
A course by Gustavo Rodríguez , Writer
About the video: character building
Overview
“In this lesson you will understand the importance of characters in a story. I will share some questions that you can ask yourself to develop them in a plausible way.”
In this video lesson Gustavo Rodríguez addresses the topic: character building, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing Techniques: Move Your Readers. Discover how to use the fundamentals of a story, along with other writing resources, to weave words together in a way that captivates readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“character building In this lesson we will understand the importance of characters in a story and you will also know the right questions to ask yourself to make them more believable. The characters are one of the main reasons why we read a story Hasn't it happened to you sometimes that you read a very long novel or do you follow a long series too because you are interested in the characters? In very short stories, the construction of characters it is not as momentous as in a novel. However, it is necessary to have it clear for the actions. But to contradict my opinion about the characters in...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing Techniques: Move Your Readers
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Creative Writing, Narrative, Writing

Gustavo Rodríguez
A course by Gustavo Rodríguez
Gustavo Rodríguez is a writer and the author of novels like La furia de Aquiles, La risa de tu madre, La semana tiene siete mujeres, República de La Papaya, Te escribí mañana, Madrugada, and more. He also writes short stories and books for children and young adults.
Apart from literature, he has written ads and articles and is the editor of an opinion website called Jugo de Caigua. He also wrote and produced Machista con hijas, a podcast for the platform Podimo, and was a collaborator for the magazine Etiqueta negra when it first started.
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