Creative Non-fiction Writing: Tell the Real Story
The Big-Picture Edit: Getting Feedback and Moving Forward
A course by Katie Hafner , Journalist and Author
About the video: The Big-Picture Edit: Getting Feedback and Moving Forward
Overview
“In this lesson, I will discuss the all-important process of taking a step back from your draft and looking at its broad brushstrokes. Is it hitting the right notes? Are you happy with the arc? How about the introduction and the ending? Here's where we'll kill the big darlings! Saving the smaller ones for the final lesson. ”
In this video lesson Katie Hafner addresses the topic: The Big-Picture Edit: Getting Feedback and Moving Forward, 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
“ The Big-Picture Edit: Getting Feedback and Moving Forward In the last lesson, we got down to writing, we went through the whole rough draft process, up to a much more polished draft. In this lesson, I'll stress the importance of getting another pair of eyes on your writing. Some people consider themselves lone rangers as writers and don't like others seeing their work until they're sure it's polished and ready to go. In the opposite school, I often ask people to take a look and the person I rely heavily on as my first-line editor before I send it to a professional editor or the editor who...”
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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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