Writing: The Secret of Good Stories
Imagination and craftsmanship
A course by Larissa Boehning , Author and Lecturer
About the video: Imagination and craftsmanship
Overview
“The internal and the external (the craft), which can help us to find our own approach to writing more easily and to understand it better – that could also have been the title for this lesson. ”
In this video lesson Larissa Boehning addresses the topic: Imagination and craftsmanship, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing: The Secret of Good Stories . Discover the art of creating captivating narratives, developing compelling characters, and crafting loglines that will hook readers..
Partial transcription of the video
“This lesson is about the interplay between imagination and craft. Before we start and get into your topic, I would like to say something important first say from the dramaturgy. There we differentiate between situations and stories. What is a situation? A situation can be very, be very exciting. We get to know a character who is thrown into a situation and has a lot to do with overcoming it. But the character itself doesn't develop, as opposed to a story. In a story we are dealing with that your main character develops, undergoes a transformation, a change. This is a very important differen...”
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Course summary for: Writing: The Secret of Good Stories
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Writing
Larissa Boehning
A course by Larissa Boehning
Larissa Boehning is a renowned author and teacher with more than two decades of experience in the literary field. He has published several books, including collections of short stories and novels that have been translated into multiple languages and received international acclaim.
As an educator, Larissa has taught classes at prestigious universities and writing schools both in her native country and abroad, focusing on the fusion of technical analysis and literary creativity. His pedagogical approach integrates deep explorations of human character, which enriches both his writing and his teaching.
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