Writing: The Secret of Good Stories
Impulse exercises part 1
A course by Larissa Boehning , Author and Lecturer
About the video: Impulse exercises part 1
Overview
“We move on to your topic, to the engine at the heart of your story. ”
In this video lesson Larissa Boehning addresses the topic: Impulse exercises part 1, 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
“In this lesson I would like to go back to your source together with you, from which you tell, and we would like to go into more depth in this lesson, what it's about, So what concerns your topic and the work and development of your main character. What I wanted to say again about impulse exercises in general: is in these writing exercises Texts can emerge that are primarily metatexts are, i.e. not literary text. But in these exercises by Donald Maas, some of which we are about to introduce to you sometimes it can happen that a narrative voice really appears, the voice of your main character...”
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Course summary for: Writing: The Secret of Good Stories
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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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