Find your Personal Creative Writing Methodology
Tone and style
A course by Olivia Teroba , Writer and editor
About the video: Tone and style
Overview
“Now I will address two concepts that distinguish each author's work, and which result from the sum of the intention, genre and theme chosen with the rest of the textual elements.”
In this video lesson Olivia Teroba addresses the topic: Tone and style, which is part of the Domestika online course: Find your Personal Creative Writing Methodology. Develop your writing skills with this course. .
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson... We will talk about two elements of the literary text that make up its most external part. which are tone and style. As you can see in the graph, the intention is at the center and radiates outwards until it reaches the tone. or style. Let's talk about tone first. Tone is the atmosphere and feelings evoked by the text. Although we have already talked about the topics previously, Different topics can be treated with very different tones. The topic of death can be tragic, but in a certain way it can also be taken in a comical way. The tone will be made up of all the decisions...”
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Course summary for: Find your Personal Creative Writing Methodology
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Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Writing
Olivia Teroba
A course by Olivia Teroba
Olivia Teroba is a writer and editor with over ten years of experience in literature, specializing in short stories and essays. Her training includes participation in literary workshops and scholarship programs, which have strengthened her theoretical and practical approach. She has published three books, including "A Safe Place," a work notable for its intimate narrative and exploration of themes such as domestic violence and family relationships. Her short story "Inside and Outside the House" was recognized with the Edmundo Valadés Latin American Short Story Prize, demonstrating her ability to synthesize complex emotions in short stories.
Olivia Teroba's writing is characterized by a relatable, everyday tone, which seeks to develop stories that are meaningful to the emotional lives of her characters. Her style employs techniques such as interior monologue and stream of consciousness, allowing for a deep immersion in subjectivity. Throughout her career, she has learned that writing is a way of seeing the world, a process of self-knowledge that fosters empathy. Her commitment to language is reflected in her constant quest to explore the material, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the human environment.
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