Writing Fiction Threads on Twitter

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Course overview

Provider
Domestika
Course type
Paid course
Level
Beginner
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
4 hours
Lessons
17 lessons
Certificate
Available on completion
Course author
Manuel Bartual

In the summer of 2017, the screenwriter, cartoonist, and editor Manuel Bartual published a fictional story describing an encounter with his double. This story, narrated through a Twitter thread for seven consecutive days, went viral and turned into a worldwide trending topic, with hundreds of thousands of people following each new update. Do you want to know how he did it and the secrets to this type of story?

In this course, learn techniques for writing a Twitter thread story experimenting with the narrative possibilities of this platform and learn to use fiction to engage with your audience and achieve visibility on social networks.

Description

Tell a story that connects with your audience and increases your visibility organically

Start by meeting your teacher, Manuel Bartual. He shares more about his passion for storytelling and showcases some of the projects and authors that have impacted his work and Twitter stories.

Learn about the ins and outs of this social network and get familiarized with some of its basic tools. Discover why it's a great platform for fiction writing and gain an understanding of the relationship established between the creator and the audience in an interactive medium like Twitter. Manuel helps you find inspiration by analyzing different success stories and deciding which genres work best.

Now it's time to prepare your own thread! Decide whether to use your current profile or if it's worth creating a new one for your character. Start by identifying the narrator of your story before hearing how to build a narrative, from the original idea to its development, structure, and division into publications. He also shows you how to prepare audiovisual material to accompany the story. Then write a thread and explore how to engage your audience.

Learn how to measure and manage the impact of your tweets. Wrap things up by hearing Manuel’s tips on how to manage the conversation generated around your story and how writing this type of fiction on Twitter can help you grow professionally.

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