Creative Prompts for Writing Stories
Technique: "What if…"
A course by Jorge Gonzalvo, Writer
About the video: Technique: "What if…"
Overview
“I am going to tell you one of the best tricks to generate ideas for your stories. It is a very simple and very fun game. In addition, it is one of the techniques most used by novelists and screenwriting teams. It has been used for a long time and is still an essential tool today. ”
In this video lesson Jorge Gonzalvo addresses the topic: Technique: "What if…", 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
“Technique: "What if..." What if your creative writing teacher suddenly disappeared? Or what would happen if now, in the best of this Domestika course, your internet connection went out? Or what would happen if my voice started to sound in an unknown language and there would be no way to subtitle what I'm saying? Or it occurs to me too, what would happen if suddenly knock on your door, you open and it's me? What would happen if I suddenly told you that I am an alien and that I will rule the world? These are some of the examples that we will see of this wonderful question called "what if". "W...”
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Course summary for: Creative Prompts for Writing Stories
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Children's Illustration, Creative Writing, Creativity, Storytelling
Jorge Gonzalvo
A course by Jorge Gonzalvo
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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