Write nonfiction that keeps readers hooked.
Limited spots available!
Fiction Techniques for Nonfiction
Make your nonfiction more engaging for your readers & more fun for you to write by employing the best tools from fiction!
Online. 7 weeks, April 22 to June 3
7 pm - 9 pm New York Time
Your nonfiction is packed with facts, but it’s not hooking readers. It feels flat—informative, but not immersive.
This course will change that.
Over seven weeks, bestselling author Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd will show you how to make your nonfiction as gripping and dynamic as fiction. With expert guidance, you’ll write nonfiction that captivates, engages, and stays with your readers long after they’ve finished the last page.
In this class we toss all the tired old lies out the window and dive into the ways the best nonfiction uses all these techniques and more,
just differently.
About the instructor
​​Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd is the author of numerous nonfiction books including Fat, Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality, and Virgin: The Untouched History. She also has a best-selling Substack that includes an 18 part series, Get Your Facts Straight: Research Skills for Writers.
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Hanne teaches our nonfiction courses, including last year's Worldbuilding for Nonfiction and has many years of teaching writing, including at university level.
What you'll learn
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Best practices for dialogue, challenges in handling narratives and tropes
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The relationship between descriptive language and information integrity, playing with chronology
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The dance of information and emotional response
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The firm foundation of nonfiction ethics
Student, California
I took Nonfiction World Building with Hanne Blank Boyd and it was amazing! I have a whole new set of concepts in my toolbox.
This course is perfect for
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​Advanced beginner and intermediate nonfiction writers who want to bring their nonfiction stories to life
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Writers who've done some nonfiction writing (essays, articles) who want their writing to stand out from the crowded field
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Writers thinking about a book project who want to put pen to paper
What you'll get
Live sessions
7 live sessions to help you develop a toolkit of fiction techniques to bring your writing to life and engage your readers. Each week focuses on a different aspect.
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Writing prompts​
Each week you'll receive a writing prompt and accompanying worksheet based on that week's technique. These are yours to keep and use!
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Guidance for your project​
You'll receive constructive feedback on your writing in each session from your instructor and peers.
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In addition to the course, you'll have a complimentary 60 minute 1:1 session with the instructor (valued at $150).
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Student, USA
There’s very little writing in my life I haven’t run by Hanne. Her unerring and rigorous eye, her lyricism, her formidable intellect, and human understanding make her an invaluable editor.