Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel
Origins of a Story 2
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: Origins of a Story 2
Overview
“The last first paragraph that I will analyze is from Melville's Moby Dick, one of my favorite books! As with the previous examples, I will break down the novel's beginning to provide you with a model of how it's done! I will then apply the lessons we've learned to weave the first threads of my course project. ”
In this video lesson João Tordo addresses the topic: Origins of a Story 2, 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 last first paragraph we're going to see and analyze is Melville's Moby Dick. It's a very interesting book. It's one of my favorite books, not because of its theme and not exactly because of its prose because it's a mixed prose book. It has everything in it. But because it's such a revolutionary way of looking at the novel Melville was a famous writer back in his days. And it took him a long time to write his his magnum opus, his most famous work. Mobidic was the worst thing that could have happened to him in his lifetime. No one understood the book and the critics were kind of nasty, an...”
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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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- 15 lessons (3h 34m)
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- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
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