From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story
Diaries, Essays and Stories
A course by Daniel Saldaña París , Writer and Editor
About the video: Diaries, Essays and Stories
Overview
“In this lesson you will see a bit of what we talk about when we talk about literary genres, and I will share my ideas about the difference between a private writing and a writing to share. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Saldaña París addresses the topic: Diaries, Essays and Stories, which is part of the Domestika online course: From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story. Learn to write a text based on your own experiences and turn it into a story that articulates ideas, experiences, reflection, and observation.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello. in this unit I will give you some general definitions some concepts of what constitutes a diary. such as a personal diary or intimate diary. and what we refer to as non-fiction narrative or personal essays. Furthermore. i will provide you with several writing I'm going to provide you with some writing exercises designed to help you begin feeling more at ease with writing. These exercises will offer initial approaches to your final project. potentially giving you insight into the theme or structural elements you might want to incorporate. In literature. books are often categorized int...”
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Course summary for: From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story
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Creative Writing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing

Daniel Saldaña París
A course by Daniel Saldaña París
Narrator, essay writer, poet, and translator Daniel Saldaña París has published poem collections such as Esa pura materia and La máquina autobiográfica, as well as novels like En medio de extrañas víctimas and El nervio principal.
He has also collaborated with media outlets such as The Guardian, El País, Gatopardo, El Malpensante, Letras Libres, and more. His style earned him the 2020 Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award and he was included in the Bogotá39 list of best writers in Latin America under the age of 40.
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