Creative Writing of Children's Books

How a book is born

A course by José Urriola , Writer

Writer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2021
100% positive reviews (21)
1,510 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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About the video: How a book is born

Overview

“It is time to define the characteristics of your character, the context where he is, the events that happen to him and how they make him feel. In this lesson I will teach you how to do it.”

In this video lesson José Urriola addresses the topic: How a book is born, 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

“The time has come to start landing all the ideas we have and begin to structure them into a kind of map that will serve as a skeleton for the story we want count. In my personal process, everything begins as a story. Regardless of what will be in the end, that is to say, this may later be a film script, It might be a children's book. it might be a comic book story regardless of that, The first thing is to tell a story transform the story I want to tell into a fairly logical story and as rich as possible. It is crucial that you look for a topic, a character, a context that strikes a chord wi...”

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Course summary for: Creative Writing of Children's Books

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (21)
  • 1510 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (2h 45m)
  • 4 downloads
  • Category

    Writing
  • Areas

    Children's Literature, Creative Writing

José Urriola

José Urriola
A course by José Urriola

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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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Creative Writing of Children's Books. Writing course by José Urriola

Creative Writing of Children's Books

A course by José Urriola
Writer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (21)
  • 1,510 students