Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel

Overview

“In this lesson, I will color a scene with third elements to create a subtext in my narrative and look closely at how to resolve tension and endings. First, I will break down the story Cathedral by Robert Carver to highlight the importance of third elements, before applying the techniques myself. ”

In this video lesson João Tordo addresses the topic: The Craft of a Scene, 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 Craft of a Scene In this lesson, I'll talk about the craft of a scene. We'll go into the details of writing a specific situation where conflict is established between two or more characters. For this, I'll talk about a short story by Raymond Carver called "Cathedral." It was one of the first short stories I ever read. I was about 15 or 16 years old, and it produced such a big impression on me that I'll never forget it. It tells the story of this married couple, told through the perspective of the husband. They're about to get a special visitor for the night, a man who is visually impa...”

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Course summary for: Writing and Publishing Your First Fiction Novel

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (33)
• 1983 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (3h 34m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing