Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization

Overview

“It's time for you to know the influences os Julia Bell! During this lesson, she talks about how writers like John Berger, Virginia Woolf, Deborah Levy, and artists like Teju Cole and Vivian Maier inspire her creative nonfiction. You’ll learn to observe the world, find decisive moments, and use photographs, walks, and personal experiences to shape powerful, reflective writing.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Influences / Julia Bell, 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 discuss the writers and artists that have influenced me and my work particularly in creative non-fiction. Good creative non-fiction is in conversation with the world perhaps more than fiction and in that sense some of the things that have influenced me or some of the people that have influenced me are not just writers but also artists. So the first thing that I'd like to bring to show you is 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 ...”

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Course summary for: Creative Non-Fiction Writing Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (15)
• 1626 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