Hello! You’ll find links to my Fall Workshops in Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction via Zoom at The Writer’s Center. You’ll also see workshops I offer at other times. Questions? Let me know!
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Workshops 2020 Start Jan 20/21
Happy New Year!
The Writer’s Center in Bethesda: Narrative Nonfiction writing workshop. The first session is on Jan 21 (10 weeks in all). We’ll have time to write and critique, as well as to discuss the use of narrative. If you’re local, I hope you’ll join us.
Online: The online version of the Workshop starts on Jan 20. This class will use a Google Classroom, Zoom, and Skype to explore the use of narrative to tell a factual story. Sessions will be recorded so that they can be accessed by those unable to make the actual discussions. Please contact me with any questions and/or to register.
Series: Writing Nonfiction
I’m beginning a series of posts that will cover writing nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and long form narrative; finding a topic; uncovering the story in your notes; the craft of nonfiction; and topics related to writing nonfiction.
The posts will be based upon my study and experience in this exciting – yes, exciting! – area of writing. It will also be based upon the feedback and questions I’ve received from my students in the workshops I teach at The Writer’s Center, as well as in the writing classes and webinars I offer online.
I’ll make the post titles descriptive, as well as the tags, so you’ll be able to tell and find the posts that interest you. If you have any questions, or comments, or just want to weigh in, please use this form. Thanks! ~Gina
Narrative Nonfiction – What is it?
Narrative Nonfiction is a type of nonfiction in which narrative techniques are used to tell a story with the facts. This type of nonfiction differs from a straight report or news story because it does more than relay the facts; it creates the full context around those facts by using facts.
Sounds like a lot of facts. In fact, it may even sound deadly boring. It’s anything but. Continue reading
Writing Nonfiction – Starting
So how do you start? Do you sit down and start writing or do you do some planning? How much planning? What type of planning?
It seems that writing nonfiction should be easy. It’s based on facts. What’s the problem? This happened and then this happened and then this happened. You just need to tell it like it was. Except it’s never that easy because there is always so much that happened.
There are several ways to get started, so this time we’ll talk about the Timeline Approach: Continue reading
Verducci: Mariano Rivera
I love long form narrative. I love to read it. I love to write it.
I love sports – especially baseball. Especially pitchers. Mariano Rivera is one of my all-time favorites.
I love Tom Verducci – the finest sportswriter today. Hands down.
So – Here is a link to an unbelievable piece about Rivera by Verducci.
What could be better for the day after Valentines?
(Next Friday – A new sports post!)