Creative Writing of Children's Books
A handmade map
A course by José Urriola , Writer
About the video: A handmade map
Overview
“In my experience as an author I have learned that it is important to make a map by hand. In this lesson we will develop a map, outline or itinerary that will serve as a skeleton for the story that you will later develop.”
In this video lesson José Urriola addresses the topic: A handmade map, 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 consider that it is of the utmost importance and that's how I always put it into practice, Make a map to serve as a skeleton or itinerary for your handmade book. Why do I think it's important to do it by hand? Not only because the mental exercise settles, It settles it on a physical support where you make arrows, you make stripes, you open keys, you open brackets, you put asterisks, you make calls So it's a way to land it on a physical support, but there is also something very interesting in our brain. When we do the exercise of writing by hand, the exact place and the exact phrases we us...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing of Children's Books
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Areas
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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