Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization

Course summary

• M1: Introduction and Influences

  • Introduction

  • Influences / Shaun Levin

  • Influences / Tom Bromley

  • Influences / Julia Bell

  • Influences / Courtney Maum

  • Influences / Courtney Maum

• M2: Creative Writing for Beginners: Bringing Your Story to Life

  • Materials

  • Techniques to Write Everywhere

  • Techniques to Approach a Single Subject

  • Techniques for Sketching with Words

  • When You Get Stuck

  • How to Look at a Strawberry

  • The History of Your Feet

  • What’s More Important, the Facts or the Story?

  • Our Final Story

  • Editing and Rewriting

  • Share Your Work with the World

  • Final Tips

• M3: Life Writing for Beginners: Telling Your Own Story

  • What Is Life Writing?

  • Using Senses to Bring Emotions to Life

  • Employing Music as a Trigger

  • Objects and Small Details

  • Rewriting Historical Events from Your Own Perspective

  • Bringing in and Bringing Out the Emotions Even When It Hurts

  • Creating a First Draft

  • Research

  • Structuring and Shaping Your Narrative

  • Line Editing

  • How to Give and Receive Feedback

  • Taking Further: Thoughts on Building Towards a Memoir

• M4: Creative Nonfiction: Write from Life

  • Paying Attention

  • Developing Your Voice

  • Working with Memory

  • The Situation and the Story

  • Structuring Stories

  • What Makes a Good Story?

  • Gathering Your Knowledge and Research

  • The Voice of the Piece

  • Making a Scene

  • Refining the Ending

  • Different Approaches to Editing

  • Planning and Developing a Longer Project

  • Taking Your Work Forward

• M5: Memoir Writing: Write a Personal Story for a Universal Audience

  • Conquering Fear and Guilt

  • What Memoir Is and Does

  • Deciding What Will Make It Into Your Story

  • Voice: What Is It and How to Find Yours?

  • Plot, Sub-Plot and the Double Timeline

  • The Three-Act Story Structure

  • Putting It All Together!

  • Accountability

  • Generating “Buzz” Around Your Story

  • Giving Yourself Permission to Write

• M6: Book Proposal Writing: How to Get Published

  • What Is a Book Proposal and How Does It Work?

  • The Two-Step Chapter: Summary Approach

  • Establishing Your “Hook”

  • Understanding Platform

  • How to Write an Overview

  • Determining Comp Titles

  • Writing Your Bio and Marketing Plan

  • Best Practices for Submission

  • How to Find an Agent and/or Editors

  • Strengthening Your Platform

  • What to Do with “No”

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