Nonfiction Writing: Tell Your Unique Story
What Turns a Person into a Character?
A course by Eileen Truax , Journalist and Writer
About the video: What Turns a Person into a Character?
Overview
“What makes an ordinary person a character? Profiles are an important part of nonfiction writing. ”
In this video lesson Eileen Truax addresses the topic: What Turns a Person into a Character?, 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
“What Turns a Person into a Character? So, we have been talking about the elements that we need to create a successful non-fiction story. And one of the most important is how to build the character. So in this lesson, we are going to find out, how you make a regular person, an average person into a character. So, profiles are an important part of the non-fiction writing. When you are creating a profile, you are creating a portrait of a person, that goes beyond their physical appearance or the work that they have done. When you're writing about a person, you want to catch the essence of that ...”
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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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