Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization

Overview

“First, I’ll discuss what life writing is and show some examples of excellent prose in the subject. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: What Is Life Writing?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization. Transform ideas into captivating stories using creative writing techniques and overcome writer's block through practice.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson I'm going to talk a little bit about life writing and what it actually is. So what is life writing? At its simplest I would say life writing is writing about life. And I think it can be a slightly amorphous phrase and I think a good comparison sometimes is to think of life drawing. If you're doing life drawing it's about trying to draw and capture how a live model kind of looks. And I think in a way life writing is similar but you're trying to capture different things, more internal things. So emotions and feelings and memories is the best way to describe it. And rather than ...”

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Course summary for: Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 2753 students
• 6 units
• 64 lessons (9h 22m)
• 15 downloads

• Category

  Writing

• Areas

  Creative Consulting, Creative Writing, Creativity, Design Management, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing