If you have always wanted to tell your own story—in a memoir, first-person essay, or any other form of autobiographical non-fiction—but felt you lacked the tools or the framework, this is the class for you. We will learn how successful first-person writing is structured to offer the reader a sense of propulsive motion, and is guided by a narrator who is deliberately crafted. We will explore the ways in which language can be used to create tone, so that the emotional freight of your words is as potent as the storytelling. And crucially, we will consider the writer's responsibility to the reader: the importance of being a guide who includes the reader in the sensory, emotional, and intellectual experience you mean to share through your writing.
Writing in First Person Point of View
This course is part of Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself Specialization
Instructor: Ariel Levy
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Reviewed on May 19, 2020
This is a great course. I am going to study for the whole specialization. Highly recommended!
Reviewed on Feb 6, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable. Developed my writing skills beyond my expectations.
Reviewed on Jun 19, 2021
Fantastically helpful. I learned a great deal and my writing shows it. Thank you.
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