Creative Nonfiction: Write from Life
Influences
A course by Julia Bell , Writer and Teacher
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will share with you some of the influences which inform my writing, not only other writers but also practitioners from the art world. Writing doesn't exist separately from other art forms, and at any point in the process, we may borrow or synthesise ideas from other disciplines. ”
In this video lesson Julia Bell addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Nonfiction: Write from Life. Learn creative writing and storytelling techniques to craft engaging nonfiction pieces for publication or personal enjoyment.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'm going to discuss the writers and artists that have influenced me and my work, particularly in creative nonfiction. Good creative nonfiction is in conversation with the world, perhaps more than fiction. In that sense, some of the things that have influenced me or the people who have influenced me are not just writers, but also artists. First, I'd like to show you this book. This is "Ways of Seeing," by John Berger. This is the book of the TV series that was shown on the BBC in the 1970s, and I picked up on it, I think, in the early 90s. It was shown on a late n...”
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Course summary for: Creative Nonfiction: Write from Life
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Creative Writing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling
Julia Bell
A course by Julia Bell
Julia Bell is a writer and a professor at Birkbeck, University of London.
She loved writing growing up, and by the age of 12, she knew she wanted to do it for a living, thanks to a school-sponsored poetry workshop. She went on to hone her craft with a master’s degree before launching her career in the world of the written word. For her, this creative activity is not only a profession but a lifestyle, and her surroundings are an endless source of inspiration.
Since she got her start, Julia has published three young adult novels—Massive, Dirty Work, and The Dark Light—which have been translated into multiple languages. She has also written several nonfiction books including Radical Attention and the bestseller Creative Writing Coursebook. Her poetry, essays, and short stories have been broadcast on the BBC and featured in publications like The Paris Review, The Times Literary Supplement, The White Review, Comma Press, and Mal Journal.
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