Creative Prompts for Writing Stories

History: what is it and how to tell it?

A course by Jorge Gonzalvo, Writer

Writer. Zaragoza, Spain.
Joined February 2019
98% positive reviews (52)
1,546 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: History: what is it and how to tell it?

Overview

“Let's start with the big question: what is a story for you and how many ways can you think of to tell it?”

In this video lesson Jorge Gonzalvo addresses the topic: History: what is it and how to tell it?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Prompts for Writing Stories. Learn how to overcome creative block and build a story from an original starting point, character, and conflict.

Partial transcription of the video

“History: what is it and how to tell it? In this course we will see how stories are generated from very fun and very simple premises or starting points. The final project, your final course project, will consist of you generating your own premises folder, in physical or digital format, and you will see that from there you will get a lot of ideas for your next stories. Plan the course as a learning and unlearning experience. Part of the creative process is unlearning things that we have deeply rooted in our thinking for a long time. So I will propose that you fight the creative block In a sim...”

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Course summary for: Creative Prompts for Writing Stories

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (52)
  • 1546 students
  • 5 units
  • 19 lessons (3h 27m)
  • 13 downloads
  • Category

    Writing
  • Areas

    Children's Illustration, Creative Writing, Creativity, Storytelling

Jorge Gonzalvo

Jorge Gonzalvo
A course by Jorge Gonzalvo

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Jorge Gonzalvo is a writer, creative writing teacher, and cultural manager. What excites him most about writing is teaching how to create stories, which is why he has been teaching courses and workshops on the subject for more than 15 years. He also gives talks and lectures on literature and the promotion of reading and writing.

He is one of the founding members of Atrapavientos, a non-profit organization that pursues the development, research, and dissemination of all kinds of activities related to children's and young people's literature. In addition, he has published several picturebooks such as Te regalo un cuento, Despedida de tristeza, and Tropecista.


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Creative Prompts for Writing Stories. Writing course by Jorge Gonzalvo

Creative Prompts for Writing Stories

A course by Jorge Gonzalvo
Writer. Zaragoza, Spain.
Joined February 2019
  • 98% positive reviews (52)
  • 1,546 students