Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch
The Story Test
A course by Abril Posas , Writer
About the video: The Story Test
Overview
“You already have the elements of your story, so enough of beating around the bush and let's answer the most important question: is your story a short story or a novel? ”
In this video lesson Abril Posas addresses the topic: The Story Test, 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
“The story test You already have the key elements of your story, your protagonist, the rest of the characters, the goal and the three main parts of your narrative. Now is the time to find out if it is a story or a novel. To find out, I have prepared a small test for you, which is not as funny as the ones on BuzzFeed, but it is much more useful. As you can see, here I ask six main questions that you are going to have to answer and this is going to help you define How far will you be able to develop the story? and what are the elements that you will need. The first question is: "Does the anecd...”
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Course summary for: Writing Short Stories and Novels from Scratch
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Category
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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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