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Creative Writing: Unlocking and Inspiring Ideas

A course by Natalia Méndez , Editor and teacher

Editor and teacher. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined December 2017

Explore the different ways of telling a story and develop a writing habit through simple exercises

  • Best seller English, Spanish
  • 97% positive reviews (381)
  • 9769 students

Explore the different ways of telling a story and develop a writing habit through simple exercises

A course by Natalia Méndez

Do you want to exercise your creativity through words? Together with the writer and teacher Natalia Méndez, you will discover tools, techniques and exercises that will help you generate all kinds of texts to create countless stories.

In this course you will carry out didactic exercises to give life to a series of original texts, acquiring the habit of writing every day. And if you want to expand your knowledge with Natalia, discover her first course: Narrative techniques for children's books.

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What will you learn in this online course?

13 lessons & 32 downloads

How to focus your gaze
7 minutes, 41 seconds
Write a world in four frames
16 minutes, 23 seconds
Write every day
9 minutes, 46 seconds
Write the dreams
9 minutes, 13 seconds
Write visual poetry
11 minutes, 3 seconds
English, Spanish
  • 97% positive reviews (381)
  • 9769 students
  • 13 lessons (2h 16m)
  • 32 additional resources (10 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: English, Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

You will have the necessary tools to unlock your creativity when writing and as a result you will create a lot of texts and ideas from which to choose to share one as a text, fanzine or artist book.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in writing and creativity.

Requirements and materials

It is not necessary to have previous knowledge to take this course, just want to play with words and spend time practicing and exploring writing.

Regarding the materials, you must have a notebook, pencil and pens.


Reviews

9769 Students
381 Reviews
97% Positive ratings

Natalia Méndez

A course by Natalia Méndez

Teacher Plus
Editor and teacher

Natalia Méndez has been working as a publisher of books for children and young people since 2002.
It has its own artisan publishing label, called "Dábale arroz", together with Eduardo Abel Giménez and a very small ceramic and mini-book business "A la zorra".

She obtained a scholarship as a researcher from the Internationale Jugendbibliothek in Munich and, in 2012, participated in the Frankfurt Fellowship program at the Frankfurt Book Fair. And in addition, he gives classes in the Publishing and Literature career (UBA), training for writers (Casa de Letras) and training for children's book publishers.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    Some ideas on creativity and how to put it in motion

    • What is creative writing?
    • How to focus your gaze
    • Three fundamental questions before starting
  • U3

    Hands on, or rather words in action

    • Write a world in four frames
    • Write every day
    • Write the dreams
    • Write visual poetry
    • What else can you write?
    • Write even more: proposals from an object
  • U4

    After writing: correct and edit

    • Selection and correction: editorial work
    • Craft Publishing Ideas
  • FP

    Final project

    • Creative Writing: Unlocking and Inspiring Ideas

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • Learn at your own pace

    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

  • Certificates
    Plus

    If you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.

  • Get front-row seats

    Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.

  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

  • Connect with a global creative community

    The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.

  • Watch professionally produced courses

    Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.


FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

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Creative Writing: Unlocking and Inspiring Ideas. Writing course by Natalia Méndez Best seller

Creative Writing: Unlocking and Inspiring Ideas

A course by Natalia Méndez
Editor and teacher. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined December 2017
  • 97% positive reviews (381)
  • 9769 students