Writing Exercises: From the Blank Page to Everyday Practice
The mindset: writing is like playing sports
A course by Aniko Villalba , Writer
About the video: The mindset: writing is like playing sports
Overview
“Next, we will see why it is important to adopt a certain mindset when writing and how it benefits us to understand writing as if it were a sport.”
In this video lesson Aniko Villalba addresses the topic: The mindset: writing is like playing sports, 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
“The mindset: writing is like playing sports Before we start writing, let's talk about sports. Although it may not seem like it, writing and playing sports They are two activities that are very similar. The two disciplines have something fundamental, which is the importance of practice. Nobody can run a marathon, or play in a championship or swim a race, a long distance, without having trained. Why do we believe that we can write long texts or even a book if we don't have a daily or weekly writing routine What helps us stay in shape? I think it has to do with how we understand writing. when ...”
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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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