Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
Components of the Novel
A course by João Tordo , Author
Develop an original idea into a compelling manuscript that’s ready to share with publishers by exploring story structure, characters, perspective, and editing
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About the video: Components of the Novel
Overview
“You have the skeleton—the narrative structure—but how are you going to flesh it out? In this lesson, I will discuss the different components of the text. Let's take a deep dive into the prose!”
In this video lesson João Tordo addresses the topic: Components of the Novel, 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
“ Components of the Novel Now, we'll discuss the different parts of the text. After going through the structure, the plot point, and the narrative arc, it's time to look at the prose, what you'll be putting down on paper. We'll begin by dividing the text into five sections. The first one is narration. Narration is the way to move things forward. It's a way to envelop the readers in your own voice. We'll talk about points of view in another lesson. It's also a way to stop, to make things come to a halt, and to make things start again. Narration is the most important function of prose. At the...”
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Course summary for: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
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Category
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
A course by João Tordo
João Tordo is an award-winning author based in Lisbon, Portugal. As a child, he was obsessed with books and knew from an early age he wanted to be a storyteller. He went on to study writing in New York and published his first book, The Book of Lightless Men in 2004.
He’s since published 18 books and won multiple awards including the José Saramago Literary Prize, the Fernando Namora Prize, and the GQ Prize. His books are published around the world in countries like France, Hungary, Spain, Brazi, and Mexico. He has also worked on shows for Netflix, including Until Life Do Us Part.
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