Creative Nonfiction Academy Archive

All the lessons in one place

I’m posting links to all the archived academy lessons here for easy access.

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Summary of Archived Lessons

Introducing Creative Nonfiction

Week 1: Defining Creative Nonfiction

Week 2: Public vs. Personal Writing

Week 3: Clarity and Readability

Beginnings

Week 4: Starting Well, Part 1

Week 5: Starting Well, Part 2

Week 6: Starting Well, Part 3

Op-Ed and Ethics of Writing about Others

Week 7: Writing an Op-Ed

Week 8: Writing about Others, Part 1

Week 9: Writing about Others, Part 2

CNF Structures

Week 10: Structure 1: Modern Love Case Study

Week 11: Structure 2: Personal Essays

Week 12: Structure 3: Narrative Arc

Week 13: Structure 4: Organic Structure

Week 14: Structure 5: Organic Structure—Spatial Form

Making your Essays Action-Packed

Week 15: Action in Essay

Week 16: Enemies of Action: Part 1

Week 17: Enemies of Action: Part 2

Week 18: Enemies of Action: Part 3

Week 19: Action Helpers

Lyric Essays

Week 20: A fun form to get creative

Week 21: Lyric Essays, Part 2: Essay examples

Week 22: Lyric Essays, Part 3: Micros

Week 23: Lyric Essays, Part 4: Collage and Braided

Week 24: Lyric Essays, Part 5: Nonce and Graphic Memoir

Basics of Great Writing

Week 25: Basics, Part 1: Point of View

Week 26: Basics, Part 2: Intimate Details

Week 27: Basics, Part 3: Dialogue

Week 28: Basics, Part 4: Voice

Analyzing What Works

Week 29: Analyzing, Part 1: Understanding audience

Week 30: Analyzing, Part 2: Situation and Story

Week 31: Analyzing, Part 3: Analyzing Memoir

Week 32: Analyzing, Part 4: Concrete vs. Abstract

Memoir Workshop

Week 33: Memoir, Part 1: Memory

Week 34: Memoir, Part 2: Light and Shade

Week 35: Memoir, Part 3: Who Matters?

Week 36: Memoir, Part 4: Lawsuits and Sales

Pitching Editors

Week 37: Pitch Prep, Part 1: Choosing your Story

Week 38: Pitch Prep, Part 2: Roadblocks

Week 39: Pitch Prep, Part 3: Fascinating Failures

Week 40: Pitch Prep, Part 4: Editing for Editors

Week 41: Pitching Editors, Part 1: Overcoming Fear

Week 42: Pitching Editors, Part 2: Enticing Emails

Creative Nonfiction Careers

Week 43: Ghostwriting: A Guide to Writing in the Background with Benjamin Sledge and Rick Martinez

Email me for any questions: inspiredwriter.kelly@gmail.com

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