Nonfiction Writing: Tell Your Unique Story
Influences
A course by Eileen Truax , Journalist and Writer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“The best way to be a good writer is to be a good reader. Reading exposes us to different voices, styles, genres, and is a source of references that can be used in our own writing. The more you read, the more you know. The more influences you get, the richer your writing. ”
In this video lesson Eileen Truax addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Nonfiction Writing: Tell Your Unique Story. Learn how to write a compelling nonfiction piece that connects with readers by exploring the whys and hows behind every word.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Well, now that you know a little bit about me, in this lesson, I'm going to share with you some of the authors that have inspired me and influenced me and that also somehow reflect in my writing. I think the best way to be a good writer is to be a good reader. Reading exposes us to different voices, influences, styles, times and it's also a good source of references. The more you read, the more diverse information that you get and the more you know, the better you write. So, I think my first influence was the dictionary, don’t laugh. But it is like that, this is the first book th...”
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Course summary for: Nonfiction Writing: Tell Your Unique Story
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Communication, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing
Eileen Truax
A course by Eileen Truax
Eileen Truax is a journalist from Mexico City who has been based in the US for fifteen years. Books and stories had a major impact on her childhood, which soon developed into writing her own stories in the fifth grade. After high school, she was already writing news synthesis, scripts for radio commercials and for public television, articles about culture and business, profiles, and political chronicles. She holds degrees in Social Communication and Communication and Politics.
Today, Eileen writes for media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vice, Newsweek, El Universal, Gatopardo, 5W, and Americas Quarterly, among others. She has received the José Martí Publishing Award from NAHP; the Media Woman of the Year Award from the California Legislature, and the Desalambre Award for Human Rights Journalism. Eileen has also written four books that focus on migration and politics in the US and has contributed to five other journalistic books.
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