Specialization in Creative Writing and Children's Illustration

Overview

“In my experience as an author, I have learned that it is important to make a map by hand. In this lesson, we will develop a map, outline, or itinerary that will serve as a skeleton for the story you will later develop. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: A handmade map, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Creative Writing and Children's Illustration . Write captivating children's books by exploring narrative techniques and age-appropriate language for young readers..

Partial transcription of the video

“I consider it of utmost importance, and so I always put it into practice, to make a map that serves as a skeleton or itinerary for your book, handmade. Why do I think it is important to do it by hand? Not only because the mental exercise is settled on a physical support, where you make arrows, you make lines, you open keys, you open corks, you put asterisks, you make calls. So it's a way to land it on a physical support, but there's also something very interesting in our brain. When we do the exercise of writing by hand, the exact place and the exact phrases we use to land that on paper are...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Creative Writing and Children's Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (38)
• 4195 students
• 6 units
• 70 lessons (14h 37m)
• 38 downloads

• Category

  Illustration, Writing

• Areas

  Character Design, Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Content Writing, Creative Writing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Picturebook, Writing