Writing Exercises: From the Blank Page to Everyday Practice
Playing with the imagination: timed writing
A course by Aniko Villalba , Writer
About the video: Playing with the imagination: timed writing
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to tell you what timed writing consists of and I will teach you three exercises to spark your imagination.”
In this video lesson Aniko Villalba addresses the topic: Playing with the imagination: timed writing, 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
“Playing with the imagination: timed writing In this lesson I am going to tell you What is timed writing? and we will do three exercises so that you can play with your imagination. Timed writing It is for me one of the most powerful tools, more effective and also easier to write drafts. It was created or at least popularized by Natalie Goldberg in his book "Writing Down the Bones" and consists of the following. The first step is to grab your notebook, have something to write by hand and set a timer for a certain amount of time. I suggest 5, 7, 10 or 15 minutes. The important thing, when the ...”
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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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