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Writing Creative Nonfiction

Explore the entire process of writing creative nonfiction, from brainstorming for the perfect idea to getting your final product noticed by literary agents and publishers.

Watch First Lecture

Welcome to Creative Nonfiction
1 Welcome to Creative Nonfiction - 32 min
Welcome to the world of creative nonfiction. In this first lecture, investigate how something called nonfiction can be “creative,” how different perspectives can provide unique ways to tell a story, and more. In addition, preview a road map for the lectures ahead and some of the exciting techniques to be learned....

24 Lectures

1
Image of Welcome to Creative Nonfiction
Welcome to Creative Nonfiction
0 of 32 min
2
Image of Finding the Story
Finding the Story
0 of 30 min
3
Image of Honoring the Nonfiction Contract
Honoring the Nonfiction Contract
0 of 29 min
4
Image of Writing Great Beginnings
Writing Great Beginnings
0 of 29 min
5
Image of Show, Don’t Tell
Show, Don’t Tell
0 of 31 min
6
Image of Launching a Narrative Arc
Launching a Narrative Arc
0 of 30 min
7
Image of Cliffhangers and Page Turners
Cliffhangers and Page Turners
0 of 28 min
8
Image of Building Dramatic Sentences
Building Dramatic Sentences
0 of 29 min
9
Image of Rhetorical Devices and Emotional Impact
Rhetorical Devices and Emotional Impact
0 of 31 min
10
Image of Putting It All Together
Putting It All Together
0 of 31 min
11
Image of Revealing Character in Words and Actions
Revealing Character in Words and Actions
0 of 30 min
12
Image of Creating Compelling Characters
Creating Compelling Characters
0 of 31 min
13
Image of Character Psychology
Character Psychology
0 of 32 min
14
Image of Getting Inside the Heads of Your Characters
Getting Inside the Heads of Your Characters
0 of 31 min
15
Image of Using Narrative Perspective
Using Narrative Perspective
0 of 30 min
16
Image of Shaping Your Voice
Shaping Your Voice
0 of 29 min
17
Image of Writing the Gutter—How to Not Tell a Story
Writing the Gutter—How to Not Tell a Story
0 of 31 min
18
Image of Dialogue Strategies in Creative Nonfiction
Dialogue Strategies in Creative Nonfiction
0 of 31 min
19
Image of Researching Creative Nonfiction
Researching Creative Nonfiction
0 of 30 min
20
Image of How to Not Have People Hate You
How to Not Have People Hate You
0 of 29 min
21
Image of Revising Your Work
Revising Your Work
0 of 30 min
22
Image of Building Your Audience
Building Your Audience
0 of 30 min
23
Image of Getting Published
Getting Published
0 of 30 min
24
Image of Being a Writer
Being a Writer
0 of 31 min

Reviews

r********m
December 29, 2019
I already knew much about writing well and have written two books on the subjects, yet, from professor Mazzeo, I have learned much about writing books that readers will actually enjoy.

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m********m
July 28, 2019
I have enjoyed this course... I am on lesson 10 - if you would like to read about learning to write from someone who has been there and still doing it, check out my blog at https://writersinfoblog.wordpress.com/. I will be taking all the writer's courses offered here and then heading over to Travel and Photography! The Great Courses Plus has some wonderful opportunities for all of our interests.

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June 23, 2019

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