Creative Writing of Children's Books
Influences
A course by José Urriola , Writer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now I will tell you about my influences, from Bradbury's stories to Quino's comics; from my dad's classics of world literature to my mom's biology and chemistry books.”
In this video lesson José Urriola addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing of Children's Books. Learn the best writing and narrative techniques to create books for children..
Partial transcription of the video
“I am going to tell you a little about my influences. As always with influences, at first they are inherited from your siblings, from your parents, of your friends, and then little by little Little by little you begin to form a kind of personal canon in which you select what are those works and those characters that connect with you. My first influences were from the books my dad read to me. The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, The island of the treasure, The Lord of the rings. Then then I had another influence that was from those botany books, of chemistry, of zoology that my mo...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing of Children's Books
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Children's Literature, Creative Writing

José Urriola
A course by José Urriola
José Urriola is a renowned writer and social communicator specialized in audiovisual arts. His passion for literature and cinema has led him to explore various artistic expressions in his creative writing. For several years, he worked as a screenwriter, producer and director for HBO Latin America, covering film festivals and creating programs related to the seventh art. However, his encounter with the universe of children's books was transformative.
She collaborated with the Book Bank, researching and promoting children's literature, which sparked her need to create her own stories. He has published children's books such as "Chupetes de Luna" and "Cuentos a kickas", receiving recognition and awards for his outstanding work in the literary field. José Urriola is a passionate writer who fuses the literary with the visual, the cinematic and the musical, captivating readers of all ages with his unique narrative adventures.
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