Character Creation for Novels
Character Creation 1
A course by Cristina López Barrio , Author
About the video: Character Creation 1
Overview
“The characterization of a character is the sum of attributes, traits and qualities that make him unique and original. In this lesson I will explain how to define a character based on their physical, social and family characteristics, as well as the difference between character and personality. I will also teach you how to translate your weaknesses, fears or desires into actions that will become scenes within a story. ”
In this video lesson Cristina López Barrio addresses the topic: Character Creation 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Creation for Novels. Take inspiration from a memory, someone you know, or even a stranger to develop the protagonist for a great story.
Partial transcription of the video
“character creation In this lesson we will see how to create a character. The first concept that we are going to take into account is that of characterization. Characterization is the sum of traits, attributes and qualities that will make the character a unique and original being. Another thing to keep in mind is the so-called shared reality, which is the logic we all have about our world. That is, if a character is going to have some trait of his behavior or some physical feature that will come out of this logic of shared reality, we will have to justify it in some way. For example, in shar...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation for Novels
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Writing
Cristina López Barrio
A course by Cristina López Barrio
Cristina López Barrio studied law at the Complutense University of Madrid and worked as a lawyer and intellectual property expert for 13 years. In 2009, after winning the Villa Pozuelo de Alarcón Young Adult Novel Award for her book El hombre que se mareaba con la rotación de la Tierra (Everest 2009) and publishing her novel La casa de los amores imposibles (Plaza&Janés, 2010), she decided to fully devote herself to writing.
Since then, La casa de los amores imposibles has been translated into 15 languages and published in 22 countries including the United States, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Sweden, Israel, and Mexico. Cristina has also published a collection of stories titled El reloj del mundo (Flash from Penguin Random House, 2012) and several other novels including El cielo en un infierno cabe (Plaza&Janés 2013), Tierra de brumas (Plaza&Janés 2015), and Rómpete, corazón (Planeta 2019). In October 2017, she was chosen as a finalist for the Premio Planeta award for her novel Niebla en Tánger.
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