Writing True Stories that Matter

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Researchers, policy wonks, grant writers, program managers, aspiring politicians, decision makers and writers of all ages: Everyone needs to know how to find and write a strong, effective, true story. This course helps students and professionals transform research, experiences and ideas into compelling nonfiction narratives so that readers are both educated and entertained. In this semester-long workshop, the instructor proceeds, step-by-step, through the entire writing true stories process, from finding the story to recreating scenes and building a scene-by-scene structure that is informative and cogent. Participants learn how to read with a writer's eye and recognize and utilize structural patterns. Explains, illustrates and practices literary techniques like dialogue, flash descriptions, inner point of view, and the art of imbedding information in story.