From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story
Write the Exceptional
A course by Daniel Saldaña París , Writer and Editor
About the video: Write the Exceptional
Overview
“In contrast to the previous lesson, here I will share some thoughts on writing the extraordinary, which may also have a place in your text. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Saldaña París addresses the topic: Write the Exceptional, 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 again. In this session. we will delve into various strategies. resources. and tools aimed at you write about extraordinary subjects that go beyond the mundane and the commonplace. It should also be included in our personal stories. essays. and non-fiction writing. ensuring it fits seamlessly into this narrative style and space. We have seen the importance of talking about the small things. about things that often seem insignificant but gain importance through writing. Now. let's explore how to discuss everything on the flip side. focusing on what disrupts and transforms our reality. T...”
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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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