Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World
Subject Writing
A course by Max Stossel , Poet, Writer, and Filmmaker
About the video: Subject Writing
Overview
“This lesson will center on writing about a specific subject. You'll learn how to get to the heart of a topic, and we'll dig into the ways we (and an audience) can really connect with it on a deep level.”
In this video lesson Max Stossel addresses the topic: Subject Writing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World. Discover writing techniques to inspire creativity and tell stories that resonate with your audience.
Partial transcription of the video
“Subject Writing In this lesson, we'll talk about writing about a specific subject, digging into the heart of a topic, and finding ways that you and an audience can connect with it. There are many ways to cover any topic you want to write about, but the one we'll focus on here is getting into the why. Why does this matter? Why does it matter to you and to an audience? If you're working with a brand, if you're hired to write a project, you want to interview them, get to know them and the brand you're working with to figure out why it matters. Why do they exist in the world? Why is that adding...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing: The Power of Words in the Modern World
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Areas
Communication, Content Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Max Stossel
A course by Max Stossel
Max Stossel is an award-winning poet, filmmaker, and speaker from New York City. He was named by Forbes as one of the best storytellers of the year in 2016. Spanning across five continents, from Lincoln Center in NY to the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Max’s performances have been described as mind-expanding, profound, and hilarious all at once. His stage show, “Words That Move” has sold out theaters all over the US, and is currently being developed into a digital special to share with the world. Max's work has been translated into fourteen languages, won two Webby Awards, multiple film festivals, and has been viewed over 20 million times online.
Max is also the youth & education advisor for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders dedicated to realigning technology with humanity, which was featured in The Social Dilemma on Netflix. Before working with CHT, Max was a media strategist with an extensive background in social, running social media for multinational brands, and later working for a social media company where he designed some of the notification structures that he now raises awareness about.
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