Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch
Influences
A course by Abril Posas , Writer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Of course reading influences are a pillar of my work as a writer, but I would be lying if I told you that they are the only ones. Any creative activity is nourished by other disciplines, and writing is no exception, so I also include movies, cartoons, and music. ”
In this video lesson Abril Posas addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch. Learn the key elements to develop your idea from scratch and turn it into a short story or novel.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences My mother introduced me to the world of reading. and also to the house of second-hand books. The first second hand book I bought was this: "Good morning, sadness" by Françoise Sagan. It cost me ten pesos and I didn't think it was a novel that I would like so much. It is the story of a millionaire teenager who is fed up with his privileged life and that he begins to have certain violent thoughts against his father's girlfriend. The next book that appealed to me was "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath. It was the first book that made me understand that it is possible to write a novel ab...”
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Course summary for: Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling
Abril Posas
A course by Abril Posas
Abril Posas was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and knew she wanted to be a writer when she discovered that a story could move her just like a movie or her favorite cartoons. Before publishing her first book of short stories, El triunfo de la memoria (Paraíso Perdido, 2017), she was featured in a number of anthologies including Moscas, niñas y otros muertos (Punto de partida, 2004), El silencio de los cuerpos (Ediciones B, 2015), and Río entre las piedras (Paraíso Perdido, 2016).
In 2019, she quit her job at an advertising agency to write her first novel: Esto no es una canción de amor (Paraíso Perdido, 2020). Her passion since then is sharing how to take the leap from short story to novel with other aspiring writers.
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