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Introduction to Essays
- The different forms of essay and opinion writing
- Personal essays
- Reviews, op-eds
- Exploratory essays, lyric essays
02
Framing and Structure
- Creative nonfiction structure—lede, nut graf, body, kicker
- The basics of framing
03
Purpose and Meaning
- Your point (and you do have one)
- Finding an essay’s guiding principle
- The role of theme in creative nonfiction
04
Description
- Putting the “creative” in creative nonfiction
- Finding the right word
- The art of selection
05
Voice
- Elements of voice
- Role of voice in essay writing
- Finding your writer’s voice
06
Personal Essay
- Blending the personal and universal
- Using your experience to shed light on a larger subject
07
Lyric Essays
- Nonfiction that experiments with rhythm, sound, and syntax
08
Revision
- The art of revision
