Writing in First Person Point of View (Coursera)

Offered by Wesleyan University,
Writing in First Person Point of View (Coursera)

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 writing is structured to offer the reader a sense of propulsive motion, and is guided by a narrator who is deliberately crafted. We will explore the ways in which language can be used to create tone, so that the emotional freight of your words is as potent as the storytelling. And crucially, we will consider the writer's responsibility to the reader: the importance of being a guide who includes the reader in the sensory, emotional, and intellectual experience you mean to share through your writing.

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Course 2 of 4 in the Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Developing a Narrator in First Person Writing
WEEK 2: The Journey
WEEK 3: Finding Your Voice
WEEK 4: What's Your Point?

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