Creative Non-fiction Writing: Tell the Real Story
About Me
A course by Katie Hafner , Journalist and Author
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To begin, I will tell you more about me and my work, explaining some key points of my writing journey. ”
In this video lesson Katie Hafner addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Non-fiction Writing: Tell the Real Story. Discover the Milestone Approach for productive writing, as you learn to get to the heart of a true story and write with flair and creativity.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, I'm Katie Hafner and welcome to this Domestika course on writing creative nonfiction. Before we get started, I thought I'd tell you just a little bit about myself and how I got started in writing nonfiction. When I was growing up, everything came to me in words. Some people think visually and some people think musically, but I've always thought with language. I was lucky in that at respect that I knew very early on when I was really a tiny kid that words were the way that I would get through life. I didn't know that words were the way I would make my living, but it turned out...”
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Course summary for: Creative Non-fiction Writing: Tell the Real Story
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Communication, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing
Katie Hafner
A course by Katie Hafner
Katie Hafner is a journalist and book author from New York, US. After graduating with a degree in German literature she went on to complete a master’s in journalism from Columbia University, and pursue her lifelong passion for writing. She then began working at a community newspaper in Lake Tahoe and worked her way up through different publications until she was hired by The New York Times in 1998.
Katie worked at The New York Times for ten years and remains a regular contributor. She has also worked at BusinessWeek and Newsweek, and written for several publications such as Esquire, Wired, The Washington Post, and The New York Times Magazine. Katie is also the author of six non-fiction books covering a range of topics from computer hackers, German reunification, pianist Glenn Gould, and even her own memoir. As well as this, Katie is the creator and host of the podcast Lost Women of Science.
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