Writing Creative Nonfiction

Overview

Master the art of true storytelling by blending factual accuracy with literary techniques in this comprehensive writing course.

Course No. 2154

Creative nonfiction is the fastest-growing genre in publishing, combining factual accuracy with compelling storytelling. This 24-lecture course will teach you how to:

• Transform real-life experiences into captivating narratives

• Develop compelling characters and dramatic story arcs

• Master research techniques for factual accuracy

• Craft authentic dialogue and vivid descriptions

• Navigate the publishing process

Through practical exercises and examples from masters of the genre, you’ll learn to write memoirs, personal essays, biographies, and more with both truth and artistry.

Video Lectures

1. Welcome to Creative Nonfiction (33 min)

2. Finding the Story (30 min)

3. Honoring the Nonfiction Contract (29 min)

4. Writing Great Beginnings (30 min)

5. Show, Don’t Tell (32 min)

6. Launching a Narrative Arc (30 min)

• Cliffhangers and Page Turners (28 min)

8. Building Dramatic Sentences (30 min)

9. Rhetorical Devices and Emotional Impact (32 min)

10. Putting It All Together (31 min)

11. Revealing Character in Words and Actions (31 min)

12. Creating Compelling Characters (32 min)

• Character Psychology (32 min)

14. Getting Inside the Heads of Your Characters (31 min)

15. Using Narrative Perspective (31 min)

16. Shaping Your Voice (30 min)

17. Writing the Gutter-How to Not Tell a Story (32 min)

18. Dialogue Strategies in Creative Nonfiction (31 min)

• Researching Creative Nonfiction (31 min)

20. How to Not Have People Hate You (29 min)

21. Revising Your Work (31 min)

22. Building Your Audience (31 min)

23. Getting Published (30 min)

24. Being a Writer (31 min)