Writing Exercises: From the Blank Page to Everyday Practice
Influences
A course by Aniko Villalba , Writer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“It's hard to choose, because I love to read and also get inspired by other disciplines such as music or series, but in this lesson I'm going to tell you about the authors that inspire me the most and why.”
In this video lesson Aniko Villalba addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing Exercises: From the Blank Page to Everyday Practice. Engage in creative writing exercises that document and generate ideas, and transform it into a regular practice.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences It is very difficult for me to choose few influences because I love reading, it's something I've done since I was very young, and there are many books and authors that formed me. I think that to improve writing, it is also necessary to listen to music, watch good series and good movies and learn from these different formats How to tell a good story. Lynda Barry is an American cartoonist and she is one of my favorite authors. She, in addition to writing and drawing, He is dedicated to teaching writing and drawing classes to all those people who feel that they can no longer draw or...”
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Course summary for: Writing Exercises: From the Blank Page to Everyday Practice
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Creative Writing, Creativity, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing

Aniko Villalba
A course by Aniko Villalba
Aniko Villalba is a writer and the author of books such as Días de viaje (2013) and El síndrome de París (2016), as well as interactive diaries like Mapa subjetivo de viaje (2017) and Diario de viajes mágicos (FERA, 2020). She spent ten years traveling through more than 50 countries, photographing what she saw and writing about her experiences in magazines, newspapers, websites, and her blog viajandoporahi.com. She also spoke at events and conferences, published her first two travel narrative books, and started interactive travel diaries with prompts, triggers, and questions for readers to complete.
After life as a nomad, she settled down in Amsterdam to fully devote herself to her project escribir.me, a website that promotes writing and creativity where she has been offering workshops on writing, journaling, and creativity since 2015. She also has a podcast titled Mientras no escribo where she gives listeners an insider's look at the creative writing process.
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