Writing Fictional Stories Based on Real Events

Lola talks about how she began reading and writing, her first jobs as a journalist, and how she published her first novels. She also shares the biggest influences on her writing style and how she perceives art and the world.

Start by seeing how best to work throughout the course and how to approach writing as an art. Then reflect on the nonfiction genre and how it interacts with the journalistic chronicle as well as autofiction before choosing a topic for your final piece.

The idea is for your story to be loyal to the truth on which it is based, which requires investigation, inquiry, and examination. Next, Lola walks you through her own investigation process and gives some useful tips. Now it's time to put pen to paper and give life to your narrators, characters, scenes, and the perfect ending.

Once you have your whole text, proofread and correct it, read it aloud, and then remove and rewrite certain parts, following Lola's steps for refining your piece until you have the final version. Also look at how to combine writing with other artistic disciplines such as illustration, photography, and design.