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Writing creative nonfiction / Professor Tilar J. Mazzeo.

Mazzeo, Tilar J., (presenter.). Teaching Company, (production company.).

Summary:

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. Filled with helpful tips and techniques, memorable examples from well-known writers, and engaging exercises, it's a learning experience that proves that--with the right instructor--writing creative nonfiction can be mastered, practiced, and enjoyed by anyone with a desire to share his or her personal story.

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  • ISBN: 9781598038422
  • ISBN: 1598038427
  • Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 166 pages ; 19 cm).
  • Publisher: Chantilly, VA : The Great Courses, [2012]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. 1. Welcome to creative nonfiction -- 2. Finding the story -- 3. Honoring the nonfiction contract -- 4. Writing great beginnings -- 5. Show, don't tell -- 6. Launching a narrative arc. Disc 2. 7. Cliffhangers and page turners -- 8. Building dramatic sentences -- 9. Rhetorical devices and emotional impact -- 10. Putting it all together -- 11. Revealing character in words and actions -- 12. Creating compelling characters. Disc 3. 13. Character psychology -- 14. Getting inside the heads of your characters -- 15. Using narrative perspective -- 16. Shaping your voice -- 17. Writing the gutter--how to not tell a story -- 18. Dialogue strategies in creative nonfiction. Disc 4. 19. Researching creative nonfiction -- 20. How to not have people hate you -- 21. Revising your work -- 22. Building your audience -- 23. Getting published -- 24. Being a writer.

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Subject: Creative nonfiction > Authorship.
Creative writing > Study and teaching.
Genre: Instructional films.
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