Introduction to Horror Writing for Young Adults

Overview

“Dialogue is one of the most important elements of a narrative. In this lesson I will explain how to approach them so that you can use them to give rhythm and depth to your story.”

In this video lesson Raquel Castro addresses the topic: The Dialogues, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Horror Writing for Young Adults. Learn the best strategies to write horror stories from scratch and keep young adults on the edge of their seats.

Partial transcription of the video

“The dialogues The dialogues will allow us to peek inside the character. Through what he tells us we are going to find out about things like their education, their social background, your mood, your emotion at a given moment. All this only through what he tells us. You don't need to tell us "I'm sad" or "I'm poor" or "I am very well educated", but rather the kind of words we choose for each of our characters It will let us know those little details. One of the great contributions of the dialogues to history is that they give agility, because even if you're telling your story in the past tens...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Horror Writing for Young Adults

• Level: Beginner
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• 998 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 44m)
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• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Children's Literature, Creative Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing