Through 16 writing assignments across the four courses, and from reading the work of others, learners will develop a toolset to put pen to paper (or keys to screen) and write the story of their life. You will collect a portfolio of work that you can use as components of your memoir or essay.
Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself 專項課程
Write Your Story with Confidence。 Learn from four published memoirists and essayists the tools and tricks to write your story
本專項課程介紹
How To Write About Yourself...so that someone else wants to read it! This is the heart of this Coursera specialization in Memoir and Personal Essay. Masters of both genres share tips, prompts, exercises, readings and challenges to help every writer imagine, construct and write compelling pieces of non-fiction's most popular form: the personal narrative.
製作方：
4 courses
按照建議的順序或選擇您自己的順序。
項目
旨在幫助您實踐和應用所學到的技能。
證書
在您的簡歷和領英中展示您的新技能。
項目概覽
課程
- Beginner Specialization.
- No prior experience required.
第 1 門課程
Memoir and Personal Essay: Managing Your Relationship with the Reader
- 字幕
- 英語（English）
課程概述
The blank page can be the most daunting obstacle in writing. In this course, aspiring writers will assemble a “starter kit” for approaching the blank page by developing constructive ways to think about the writing process as a whole. While subse您可以選擇只參加本課程。 了解更多。
第 2 門課程
Writing in First Person Point of View
- 字幕
- 英語（English）
課程概述
If you have always wanted to tell your own story—in a memoir, first-person essay, or any other form of autobiographical non-fiction—but felt you lacked the tools or the framework, this is the class for you. We will learn how successful first-person wr您可以選擇只參加本課程。 了解更多。
第 3 門課程
Writing a Personal Essay
- 字幕
- 英語（English）
課程概述
This class is the chance to create your personal essay or extend into a full memoir -- from planning and structure to bold narrative brushstrokes to the layering of significant detail. You will develop the opportunity to find your voice and see it您可以選擇只參加本課程。 了解更多。
第 4 門課程
Writing Stories About Ourselves
- 字幕
- 英語（English）
課程概述
In this course, creative nonfiction writers will explore traditional storytelling methods, especially those which overlap between fiction and memoir. By looking at examples from a wide range of genres, including film, song, painting—even the您可以選擇只參加本課程。 了解更多。
製作方
Amy Bloom
Distinguished University Writer in Residence and Director of the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Visiting Scholar
Greg Pardlo
Visiting Scholar
Ariel Levy
Visiting Scholar
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