Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization

Overview

“Drawing on what we've covered previously with memory and story development, it's time to think about how to structure what you're writing! You will learn the science of storytelling. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Structuring Stories, 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, building on what we've been doing with story development and detail, we're going to think some more about how to structure a piece of writing. In her essay, The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin talks about the importance of a container for a story rather than a structure. This kind of makes sense if you think about it. We don't necessarily always need to be moving through time in a linear way, but we do need something to hold it together. In Citizen by Claudia Rankin, she takes cut-ups and collages as her approach, and you can see when you read the book that ...”

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Course summary for: Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 1823 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