THE ART OF story-telling

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INVESTIGATIVE STORY-TELLING (TV and JOURNALISM)
This course looks at writing, focus and story structure so that you can turn your investigation into a great tale that will grip readers and viewers:

• What are the key building blocks of a great story (characters, plot, conflict, accountability)

• How do you ensure your characters grow and change on a journey?

• Why you need the “4 Cs” from every major person in your story: Character, Context, Conflict and Conclusion.

• What are the secrets of a narrative-driven story structure that keep readers, viewers and listeners hooked?

WRITING HISTORICAL NON-FICTION BOOKS
(A Quebec Writers Federation workshop, November 12, 2023

Writing original and entertaining non-fiction is hard enough.But when you set about writing historical non-fiction about true events and real characters that happened many years, decades or even centuries ago, your challenges only increase. You cannot interview your main characters, they are long dead. Archives may be hard to access or expensive. How do you bring to life your locations and scenes and make them accessible and understandable to the modern-day reader?