Write Your Why: 7 Days of Self-Discovery Through Writing

Writing for Beginners, Including How to Write a Diary, Memoir, Review, Letter to Editor, Poetry, Redaction, and Script

Created by: Amy Becker
Writing Instructor at Udemy

What Will I Learn?

• Describe the etymology of the word "diary" and confidently create at least one diary entry
• Use a mind map and complete a sample memoir excerpt
• Develop an informative and evaluative review of any subject
• Write a well-structured letter to an editor that clearly expresses a position
• Describe seven different forms of poetry and compose at least three poems based on those seven forms
• Identify what it means to redact a text and create a blackout poem
• Identify the basic components of a script and write one complete scene
• Essentially complete seven narratives from the student's own life story
• Gain a library of carefully curated resources for future use

Requirements

• No prerequisites are necessary for this course, except having an open mind!

Target audience

• This course is designed for people who feel inspired to try personal writing but they do not consider themselves to be writers, don't have much experience writing, and are lacking a little confidence