Learn to Write Non Fiction for
- Newspapers
- Newsletters
- Books
- Blogs ands more
- Digital, print or broadcast media
What You Can Learn from this course
- write better non-fiction in a creative and innovative way
- write in a more commercially viable way for popular publication.
- better manage your catalogue of work
- broaden the scope of what you write
- develop more ideas for writing
COURSE CONTENT
This course has ten lessons as follows:
1. Scope and Nature of Non-Fiction Writing
- Non Fiction Styles
- Types of Non Fiction Writing
- Academic vs Commercial Non Fiction Writing
- Text types in Non Fiction Writing
- Text Structure
- Pseudonyms
2. Writing Forms and Media Options
- Sample Author Platform
- Using Fiction Techniques to Create Strong Non Fiction Texts
- Making a Story Memorable
- Hook the Audience
- Emotional Language
- Plain and Simple Language
- Writing for the Readership
- Ways to Publish/Share Non Fiction Writing
- Non Fiction Scripts - TV, Radio, Social Media, Advertising, Education, Voice overs, News
3. News Writing
- Writing News
- Headlines
- Lede
- Key Point Summary in Digital Formats
- Reverse Pyramid
- News Coverage and Focus
- Conflict
- Proximity
- Prominence
- Impact
- Relevance
- Oddity/Human Interest
- Timeliness
- Newswriting for Different outlets
- Newspapers
- News Websites
- Broadcast News
- Newsletters
- Blogs
4. Travel Writing
- Commercial Travel Writing
- Overused Descriptions in Travel Writing
- Holidays
- Special Events
- Travel Bloggers
- Adventure Tourism
- Lifestyle Blogging
- How to Travel
- Destination Pieces
- Adventure Travel
- Side Trips/Weekend Trips
- Literary Travel Writing
- Career Paths for Travel Writers
- How to be a Good Travel Writer
- How to Construct a Travel Piece
- Researching a Travel Piece
- How to Pitch a Travel Piece
5. Memoirs and Biography
- Types of Memoirs - Confessional , Transformational, Portrait, Professional
- Diaries
- How to Write a Memoir or Biography
- Autobiography
- Research
- Biography and Profiles
- How to Pitch a Memoir, Autobiography or Biography
6. Writing about Leisure Activities
- Introduction
- Niche or Widespread Writing
- Leisure and Hobby Writing
- Hobby Writing
- Sports Writing
- Craft Writing
- Garden Writing
- How to Pitch Leisure, Sports and Craft Writing
7. Writing about Food and Diet
- How to Write about Food
- Constructing a Food Article
- Sensory Writing
- Recipes
- Informative Writing
- Types of Food Writing
- Nutritional R & D
- Allergies and Intolerances
- Recipes, Diet & Exercise
- How to Pitch Food Writing
8. Writing about Wellbeing
- How to Write about Health and Wellbeing
- Grounding and Context
- Plain English
- Research
- Balanced Viewpoints
- Different Types of Health and Wellbeing Writing
- Health, Medicine and Complimentary Medicine
- Creative Therapies
- Exercise
9. Fact Based Storytelling
- Storytelling at Work
- Storytelling with Data
- Sales and Marketing
- True Crime
- Historical Events
- Seeking Stories
10. The Business of Non-Fiction Writing
- Successful Writers
- Collaborative Writing
- Delivering your Work
- Management and Opportunities
- Contracts and Publishers
- How to Make Writing More Profitable
- Syndication
- Intellectual Property Management
- Legal Systems
- Protecting Your Work - copyright, Issues
- Copyright Licencing
- Risks when Writing Non Fiction - specific, libel, defamation, slander, false light
- Fact Checking, Perspective & Time Shift
- Copyright Infringement
- Accuracy Errors
- Digital Rights Management
- Information Rights Management
- Electronic Books and Magazines
- Referencing
- Thinking Outside the Box
AIMS
- Discuss the scope and nature of commercial and professional non-fiction writing for use in print, electronic and broadcast media.
- Distinguish between different forms of non-fiction writing used in different contexts including different industries and disciplines, being used in broadcast media, print media and electronic media.
- Formulate and create news writing for different applications.
- Formulate and create travel writing for different applications.
- Formulate and create biographical writing for different applications.
- Formulate and create craft, sports, hobbies, and related writing for different applications.
- Formulate and create food writing for different applications.
- Formulate and create wellbeing writing for different applications.
- Explain how to write fact-based stories.
- Explain how non-fiction writing is a business.
Who is this course for?
- Anyone with an interest in or need to write non-fiction, to earn a partial or full income, such as –
- Journalists
- Blog writers
- Diary writers
- Social media influencers
- Teachers
- Educators
- Business owners
- Marketing staff
- Students, Researchers, Academics
- Experts in anything who want to write about their expert area whether cooking, gardening, sport or something else.