Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch

Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch

“We have reached the end of the course. Thank you very much for joining me! I hope that you have learned a lot during this course and that it will be of great help to you in creating material that you can use as a map or guide when writing your first draft. Don't be afraid to start writing! Let your ideas flow, surely among them you will find a story that is waiting to be released into the world, and the only person who can tell it... is you! While writing isn't easy, it gets easier once you start flexing your creative muscle. Something that can be of great help for that is to look for workshops to improve. Before I say goodbye, I'd like to show you an example of how I'd like to see your project: Inspiration Find the story you want to tell.

The investigation Look for the elements that will help you feed the story: images, songs, other stories, movies, objects that have to do with your characters and what will happen to them, so that you can make a board, a simple presentation or a map with them. The definition and classification of elements Define what your protagonist will be like, the characters that will accompany him and the space and time in which the story will unfold. Then break your story down into actions and the main parts of any narrative: beginning, middle, and end. The information Empty all that information from points 3 and 4 in an organized way. That is, register them on post-its, cardboard, text files, or notebooks with a code that easily identifies them so that you have it at hand. Finally, write your draft and synopsis. Do not forget to point out the most important: character, objective, conflict and outcome. Remember that what I mentioned throughout the is not set in stone. What I want is to give you tools so that you can adapt them and thus make your own creative process. Share your project by clicking "Create your project". In addition to the photographs of each stage of the process, share a short text in which you talk about your experience in carrying it out. I will give you feedback as soon as possible. However, I ask you to be patient, as it may take a while for me to reply to you. While you wait, I invite you to exchange ideas and advice with the rest of your classmates. See you soon on the forum!”

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“Final project We have reached the end of this course. Thank you for allowing me to accompany you in this process. I hope it has been helpful for planning your story or novel and that you have found tools to create your own creative process, In case you haven't tuned it yet. Also let me thank you for putting in me confidence in my experience to help you along this path. Remember that what I explained to you throughout the units It's not written in stone so you can take what works best for you and adapt it to your own processes. If you have the opportunity, share all your work with us in the ...”

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Course summary for: Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch

• Level: Beginner
• 92% positive reviews (26)
• 822 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (1h 22m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling