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Creative Non-Fiction Writing - You Can't Make This Stuff Up!
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(321 ratings)
1,642 students

Creative Non-Fiction Writing - You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

Learn the skills writers need to write great true crime, memoir, travel, food, journalism, blogs, essays, books and more
Created byTrace Crawford
Last updated 9/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • This is a fun and practical writing course designed to get you excited about creating your own creative non-fiction!
  • The secrets of good storytelling to apply to all types of writing, including memoir, true crime, or even a blog!
  • A series of authentic writing projects designed to target the skills you need.
  • Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills.
  • How to become a successful and confident writer!
  • How to discover, perfect, and share your own writer's voice.

Course content

9 sections • 27 lectures • 1h 50m total length

  • Introduction4:05
  • How Udemy Works!3:21

    Before we get cracking, here are a few reminders about how Udemy in general and this course will work.

  • A Quick Word About Your Writer's Journal1:54

    Introduction, Your Writer's Journal

    2. How to write in a Writer's Journal

    - Written list of all Writer’s Journal Prompts used throughout the course

Requirements

  • Just a desire to write and willingness to try the activities in the course!

Description

Course Overview:

This is a fun and practical creative writing course designed to get YOU excited about creating your own works of creative nonfiction!

Writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills will be covered to help you discover, perfect, and share your own unique writer's voice.

While review quizzes over major concepts are provided along the way, the true measure of progress will be in the authentic writing projects that you will complete as you progress toward your goal of becoming a successful and confident writer!


The Course Includes:

  • 26 video lectures organized into 7 easy to understand lessons/subject areas

    • Each lesson is broken down into multiple video lectures that include:

      • A quick writing assignment aligned with the day's goals

      • A lesson covering an area of course content

      • A practical application project to get you using your new skill

  • 7 online review quizzes presented throughout the course

    • Quizzes are designed to reinforce the major concepts discussed in the class

  • 16 graphics, notes, templates, assignments, or outside resources to further your knowledge base

    • Supplemental materials are provided for every lesson

  • Almost 2 hours of video lessons


Course Goals:

Through taking this course, you will develop and perfect your personal writer's voice as you learn about:

  • What exactly creative non-fiction is and what it isn’t

  • What makes for a good storyteller across any genre

  • How to effectively utilize descriptive language in your writing

  • The "motto" of creative non-fiction

  • How you can write in scenes to improve your creative non-fiction

  • How to effectively use and manipulate a plot diagram for writing creative non-fiction

  • Ways to get the most out of your revision

  • The importance of making personal experiences feel universal


Who this course is for:

  • Everyone with a creative streak and a nagging desire to write

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