The Art of Creative Writing: Learn Storytelling Techniques
The Movement of Time
A course by Reneé Bibby , Writer
About the video: The Movement of Time
Overview
“In this lesson, we’ll explore how a narrator is unbound from time. That means the writer can move readers through time any way that makes for good storytelling.”
In this video lesson Reneé Bibby addresses the topic: The Movement of Time, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Creative Writing: Learn Storytelling Techniques. Explore fundamental writing structures to create a compelling narrative roadmap through storytelling devices and character development.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that you know a little bit more about the spectrum of scene, In this lesson, we're going to talk about the movement of time. As humans, we experience time linearly. We are moving forward. In the river of time. Every now and again, you may feel like you're stuck in a moment and it lasts for a long time. But for the most part, we're moving forward in time. Your narrator, however, does not need to stay fixed in time. Think of your narrator like a dragonfly. The dragonfly can land. And can absolutely move the story forward in time. but your narrator has wings. You can also lift up. You can ...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Creative Writing: Learn Storytelling Techniques
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Reneé Bibby
A course by Reneé Bibby
Reneé Bibby is an American speculative fiction writer and director of the Writers Studio Tucson, where she teaches beginner and advanced creative writing workshops. Her writing is often grounded in the uniqueness of the climate and culture of the Western United States. She explores concepts like grief, loneliness, heartache but also human connection, nature and comedy.
Reneé’s work has appeared in PRISM International, Luna Station Quarterly, Third Point Press, The Worcester Review, and Wildness. Her stories have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and Best Small Fictions. Reneé is also involved in the writing community as the coordinator of Rejection Competition and Tucson-based weekly writing meetup Write Wednesday.
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