Creative Prompts for Writing Stories
Influences
A course by Jorge Gonzalvo , Writer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I want to share with you my influences not only as a writer, but also as a creative writing teacher and cultural manager.”
In this video lesson Jorge Gonzalvo addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Prompts for Writing Stories. Learn how to overcome creative block and build a story from an original starting point, character, and conflict.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences In this lesson I will tell you about my influences, not only of my influences as a writer, but also as a reader or as a teacher of creative writing. If I had to go to a desert island with a single book by a single author, I would surely choose Julio Cortázar. Julio Cortázar is my favorite writer for many reasons. First and foremost, for his look. Julio Cortázar revolutionized contemporary narrative with his novel "Hopscotch", a novel that has many ways of reading. can be read linearly or it can be read following an alternative reading route. It takes place in Paris with two wonde...”
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Course summary for: Creative Prompts for Writing Stories
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Creative Writing, Creativity, Storytelling
Jorge Gonzalvo
A course by Jorge Gonzalvo
Jorge Gonzalvo is a writer, creative writing teacher, and cultural manager. What excites him most about writing is teaching how to create stories, which is why he has been teaching courses and workshops on the subject for more than 15 years. He also gives talks and lectures on literature and the promotion of reading and writing.
He is one of the founding members of Atrapavientos, a non-profit organization that pursues the development, research, and dissemination of all kinds of activities related to children's and young people's literature. In addition, he has published several picturebooks such as Te regalo un cuento, Despedida de tristeza, and Tropecista.
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