THE STRUCTURE OF CREATIVE NONFICTION

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  • @user-gh6sr4df3s
    @user-gh6sr4df3s9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, this clarifies all the confusion that I had towards writing creative nonfiction. The structure of switching between story and information is something I have not used before, and I am going to use it to make my writing more compelling.

  • @Lara-ig3bc
    @Lara-ig3bc9 ай бұрын

    This video explained CNF’s to me a lot more and made me less scared to try out a work of CNF. The way he explained it seemed to make more sense about style and information constantly switching off. The main point of CNF is to try to teach the reader something through story using narrative to make information as compelling as possible. You try to captivate the reader in many different ways and narratives to keep them interested and entertained while teaching them about something new. Writing a CNF is something that I think you need experience on especially due to the fact that you need to gain a sense of feeling when the reader is involved enough to feed them information and when to go back to the story in order to grab their attention again.

  • @TheRachaelLefler
    @TheRachaelLefler5 жыл бұрын

    This style + information pattern is something I fell into naturally with my blog. My usual film review structure is: Intro = hook/style, Plot summary + table of information about the film = information, Review = style.

  • @michaelwilliamson2255
    @michaelwilliamson22557 жыл бұрын

    I would also encourage everyone to look into ethnography, it is a style that binds together social sciences and humanities to deliver scholarly research in a creative perspective.

  • @user-uw7ns7lc7u
    @user-uw7ns7lc7u9 ай бұрын

    I really appreciate the fact that the video gave a more detailed structure of CNF it definitely gave me a better understanding of this. I still feel like this would be a bit strange for me to do but I really think that this video is a good resource for me to come back to later on when I have to write one!

  • @EReneSpeaks
    @EReneSpeaks6 жыл бұрын

    One of the best explanations I’ve heard for this genre. Thanks for the video!

  • @Zelenacija
    @Zelenacija5 жыл бұрын

    Very informative for a fresh creative nonfiction writer. Thank you very much!

  • @tc3226
    @tc32263 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this, this was great information. You have to keep the reader involved, I get it. I am working on my book so this helps me so much!! 👍🏻

  • @user-wq5sl8sk2h
    @user-wq5sl8sk2h9 ай бұрын

    I'm new to writing creative nonfiction, and this was one of most detailed explanations I have heard. It makes it clear how I should start writing my first creative nonfiction piece, but the way that it is structure is still a little confusing to me as you are constantly switching between story and information to both captivate and teach the reader.

  • @kellycampbell5618
    @kellycampbell56183 жыл бұрын

    He’s a good teacher.

  • @jordangreen7567
    @jordangreen75678 жыл бұрын

    Very informative!!! This helped me alot.

  • @aderonke8267
    @aderonke82675 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing, thanks for sharing

  • @burningcloud1344
    @burningcloud13446 жыл бұрын

    You guys are so mean 😒 I think this is really good! At least you can hear it!

  • @summersuleiman4244
    @summersuleiman4244 Жыл бұрын

    This is so helpful and really helps paint a clear picture of story and information. Thank you for sharing!

  • @HiFiUtkarsha
    @HiFiUtkarsha4 жыл бұрын

    This is legit helpful, more power to you leegutkind

  • @reefergladness
    @reefergladness5 жыл бұрын

    this bloke's good - thanks for the video

  • @a.f.m.4134
    @a.f.m.4134 Жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know what the Veterinarian piece is that he refers to?

  • @TheRachaelLefler
    @TheRachaelLefler5 жыл бұрын

    How long do you think a CNF book should be? I wrote one but it's only just over 20k words.

  • @MusicMAAD
    @MusicMAAD10 жыл бұрын

    Really good. Thanks for uploading.

  • @thesoloviolinist7792
    @thesoloviolinist77923 жыл бұрын

    Great video thanks

  • @LubaLuba1
    @LubaLuba13 жыл бұрын

    Hi , I have a strong interest in writing a non fiction book about fashion and its evolution. But not sure how I can prove disapprove this? Can you give me some tips?

  • @patriciabongolto8975
    @patriciabongolto89753 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOUUUUU!

  • @gatheringleaves
    @gatheringleaves9 жыл бұрын

    I have an idea for writing a non-fiction book focusing on isolated islands and alternative societies, such as utopian, socialist, and religious communes that have existed throughout history and even to this day!

  • @asdfghjklzxcvbnm301

    @asdfghjklzxcvbnm301

    7 жыл бұрын

    103887@scgs.qld.edu.au send me your CNF/NF book to this email.

  • @Shiraz687
    @Shiraz6877 жыл бұрын

    no sound

  • @user-hk8gp7ui6s
    @user-hk8gp7ui6s5 жыл бұрын

    Sound was too distracting. I had to exit and I wanted to hear this.

  • @TheSeanpatrickobrien

    @TheSeanpatrickobrien

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awww booboo

  • @ninacoleen8926
    @ninacoleen892610 жыл бұрын

    why do people make these videos with such bad sound editing?

  • @shawnlowery6246

    @shawnlowery6246

    6 жыл бұрын

    Substance over style.

  • @monsterjazzlicks
    @monsterjazzlicks7 жыл бұрын

    Dreadful SOUND, dreadful EDITING!

  • @TickleMeTimbers
    @TickleMeTimbersАй бұрын

    I find the vast majority of this style of writing unreadable. I usually prefer the style typical of structured academic research. Only extremely rarely do I find the story approach to be compelling. Most of the time it makes my eyes roll and I just want them to get to the point. Every piece of crap I read is structured like this. It takes a breathtakingly brilliant mind to make a compelling story, I find. It's extremely rare that something written like that turns out to be anything but a complete waste of my time. It is really going to change your audience. If you write like this, your audience is probably full of people who have a lot of spare time on their hands and very little knowledge about the topic. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you should be aware that you are not talking to the smartest people who value their time when you write like this.