From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story

From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story

“You have reached the end of this course, and I trust that you will feel ready to undertake your own nonfiction story project from working with your journal. I appreciate your attention and interest, and I hope that the exercises and tools that we review will be of great use to you. I share an example of the stages that I would like to see in your final project: Choose a topic Take notes in your journal about something that interests you. Describe your daily life and the exceptional episodes you experience. From the notes in your journal (lists, memories, notes), choose a possible topic for your story. Make sure it is a subject with dynamism (that includes displacement or change of some kind).

What will your story be like? Visualize a structure for your story. I suggest that you represent it as a simple figure to help you organize your ideas. Before you start writing, imagine the different sections the text can have and how they relate to each other. Trial and error Do style tests: write the beginning of your story in direct style, then rewrite it with a higher level of syntactic complexity. Decide, based on your style exercises, what kind of prose suits your story best. Try to articulate your story in fragments or incisions and work each fragment independently. Experiment by changing the order of the fragments until you are satisfied with the result. The investigation Do your research so you don't just depend on your experience. Look for diverse and reliable sources: digitized books, library and museum catalogs, etc. Finish your project Incorporate the most interesting results of your research into the text. Let your finished text rest before thinking about correcting it. It is important to read it with a fresh look. Correct on paper, marking and overwriting directly on printed or handwritten sheets. You are already the author of a non-fiction story! I ask you not to forget to share your process and your final project. I also invite you to see the different projects that your colleagues have created. Remember that if you have any questions, you can ask me in the forum, but be patient because it may take a while to answer. I will be waiting to see what you have written, remember that publishing is sharing, do not deprive us of reading the wonders you write. See you on the forum!”

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“Hello. thank you very much for taking this course. It has been a pleasure to accompany you throughout this entire learning process. I will be delighted to address your questions. read your assignments and practical exercises. Regarding the final project. remember you have full freedom to explore as you wish. What's most important is. above that you're very aware of all the decisions you make. Ensure you plan the structure well in advance and be mindful of the language you choose. Another helpful tip is to maintain a folder on your computer with visual references. These resources can aid in ...”

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Course summary for: From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 47m)
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• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing