Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch
History, History, Are You There?
A course by Abril Posas , Writer
About the video: History, History, Are You There?
Overview
“Where do the stories come from and what can you do to give them a good birth? The world is full of stories, you don't necessarily have to make one up from scratch, but you can start with what's at hand. ”
In this video lesson Abril Posas addresses the topic: History, History, Are You There?, 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
“Story, story, are you there? In this new unit we are going to focus more to the creation of your final project. It's time to think a little about those moments that all of us who write have ever experienced, when a relative arrives and tells us: "I have a fascinating story for you", and you realize it's not such a fascinating story, because the fascinating stories are hidden and they are not shared that easily or, at least, when they tell us, they do it little by little, little by little. It's like a USB that's kept in the back of a drawer. or a cartoon toy that's a little dusty or the mug ...”
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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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