Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel

Overview

“Let's dive further into structure! This lesson will cover the three-act structure: the setup, the confrontation, and the resolution. I will use the example of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea to illustrate this structure. Using this same novel as a reference, I will then introduce the narrative arc. ”

In this video lesson João Tordo addresses the topic: The Narrative Arc 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel. Develop an original idea into a compelling manuscript that’s ready to share with publishers by exploring story structure, characters, perspective, and editing.

Partial transcription of the video

“ The Narrative Arc In this lesson, we'll talk about the narrative arc, but first, I have to tell you about this concept that comes from Aristotle as well called pathos. Pathos is a strange word. In Greek, it means to suffer or suffering. In modern language, we use it to say passion, for instance, but we still tend to use it for other words as well. We use the words compassion, which means to be in the presence of suffering or someone who's suffering, but we also use it in the sense of empathy. Empathy is a very important word when it comes to narrative and to structure, and the connection ...”

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Course summary for: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel

• Level: Beginner
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• 1532 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (3h 34m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing