Introduction to Creative Writing from Personal Experience

Overview

“Before you start writing your story, I propose some exercises to wake you up and encourage you to write. We have a fundamental tool: observation, because writing is also a certain way of looking. ”

In this video lesson Aloma Rodríguez addresses the topic: Writing Exercises, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Creative Writing from Personal Experience. Learn to compose stories from everyday events and write a brief story using personal experience and observation.

Partial transcription of the video

“writing exercises In this lesson we will do a few exercises that will serve for heating and also to spark the imagination a little And just in case inspiration strikes, let's be prepared. In a book called "Look at the lights, my love", French writer Annie Ernaux explains that looking to write is looking in another way. She tells it because a week passed, they ordered a book from her which consisted of going to the supermarket and told what he saw. She explained that it is to look in another way. In this exercise we are going to check hand in hand with this sentence by Annie Ernaux. Let's se...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Creative Writing from Personal Experience

• Level: Beginner
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• 1281 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 54m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing