From Personal Diary to Non-Fiction Short Story

Overview

“One of the big decisions before writing a story is to know from what perspective to tell the story. In this lesson you will learn to recognize and use some of the main narrative personas. ”

In this video lesson Daniel Saldaña París addresses the topic: The Narrative Voice, 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 lesson In this lesson. we will explore narrative voices and the techniques used to adjust the distance between the narrator and the protagonist or the events being narrated. Until now. we've always believed that when we write about ourselves. whether it's in a diary or as we sit down to reflect and prepare for our final project. this act of self-expression remains constant and we are writing in the first person. That is to say. I sit down and reflect: today I woke up. went to work. and returned home. It's all narrated from the first-person perspective. speaking from the 'I'. ...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 6431 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 47m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Writing

• Areas

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