Writing: The Secret of Good Stories

Writing: The Secret of Good Stories

“At this point I would like to express my sincere gratitude for sharing this course with me. It has been an exciting journey. Now it's time to take a step forward and apply everything we've learned together in this course.

Here I remind you of the essential steps to carry out your project: 1- Develop your main character: Use the methods we worked on together in the course to fully develop your main character. 2 - Go through all the exercises: Go through all the exercises to get a clear understanding of how your main character will develop and what changes he will go through throughout the story. 3 - Explore the emotional journey: Dive deep into your main character's emotional journey. Identify and name your own emotions over and over again, as they can help you make your main character's development more authentic. 4 - Develop the world of your story: Create the world in which your story takes place. Being clear about the genre of your story is crucial before you tackle the logline. 5 - Work on the logline: Use your preparatory work to develop the logline. If you run into obstacles or are dissatisfied with the accuracy, go back to plot and character development and deepen your work in that area. Each of you has had a unique journey on this course. Now I encourage you to share your experiences, your challenges and your successes with your classmates. This exchange can be an invaluable source of inspiration and learning for all of us. Remember that you are part of a group of passionate storytellers, and your creativity and determination can help others. I wish you all the best of luck in your future writing projects. Never stop exploring, learning and creating. Until the next literary adventure!”

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“We have come to the end of our course and I would first like to say thank you, that you were there. I hope you were able to take a lot with you for your material, for your project, for your style of storytelling and writing overall. I'll give you a little summary of everything again, what we worked on in the course and what you looked at. In the first step we dealt with your imagination and with the craft that can help you, to activate them even further. We're dealing with that too deals with what your topic is in the story and that is the source, from which you create your story The second...”

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Course summary for: Writing: The Secret of Good Stories

• Level: Beginner
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• 1219 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 52m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Writing