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“Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up in your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable than gray matter, and lead pencil markings endure longer than memory.”   
— Jack London

 

APRIL 6, 2023
Pitch an Article: Write for Today’s Marketplace
With Estelle Erasmu
Creativity and Expression
With G. Miki Hayde
Short Story Fundamentals
With John DeChancie
Writing the Picture Book
With Holly Alder
Read Like a Writer: Learn from the Masters
With Mark Spencer
Getting Started in Writing
With Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Fitting Writing Into Your Life
With Terri Valentine

 

APRIL 13, 2023
Grammar and Mechanics 
with Kelly Boyer Sagert
Book Coaching for Advanced Writers 
with Mark Spencer
Creative Writing 101 
with Ran Walker
Writing the Personal Essay 101: Fundamentals 
with Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
The Art of Storytelling 101: Story Mapping and Pacing 
with Terri Valentine
Writing the Romance Novel 
with Terri Valentine

 

April  13 — 15, 2023
Las Vegas Writers Conference

 

April 14, 2023
Podcasting for Authors
With Suzanne Tregenza Moore

 

june 8, 2023
Writers’ Police Academy in Green Bay, Wisconsin

 

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Ongoing Classes

 

Author Platform
How to build an author platform

By IngramSpark Academy — Self-Publishing

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Best Free Online Writing Courses
For Creative Writers, Fiction and Nonfiction

By Tom Corson-Knowles — TCK Publishing

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The Best-Loved Online Writing Courses

By The Novelry

As published authors who love working with writers, we’ve come together at The Novelry to make writing a little less lonely and to indulge our hearty appetites for storytelling. 

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Book Marketing Tips for Authors
16 free videos

By David Gaughran

A book promotion template that anyone can follow. Learn how to create your own marketing plan to put your book into the charts.

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Drexel University Online
low-residency MFA Program

You need a program that’s as passionate about your writing as you are. Drexel University’s low-residency, two-year MFA in Creative Writing helps you grow as a writer in a supportive creative community – while letting you complete most of the career-focused curriculum online through workshops, reading tutorials, and one-on-one packet exchanges with notable published writers.

Check it out!
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FREE Creative Writing Course

By About Writing

Covering plot& structure, character & development, writing effective, attractive prose, editing your work.

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FREE Creative Writing Courses
learning to write better fiction

By Keith Crawford

Would you like to write better stories? Create compelling characters? Bring your scenes to life?

We will cover plot & structure, character & development, writing effective, attractive prose, editing your work, and whatever else I fancy.

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FREE Short Publishing Courses
learn something new every week

By Reedsy Learning

Taught by experienced authors and publishing professionals, these free online writing courses and publishing classes have been prepared with your busy life in mind. Over a few minutes each day, you will join thousands of authors in learning how to write better, publish smarter, and sell more books.

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FREE Writing Courses

By Writers Write

Try one of our fabulous free courses. Create a writing habit.

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FREE Writing Courses

By Reedsy Learning

Select a topic, browse our lessons and enroll on a free 10-day course.

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Interlochen Writing Program
discover interlochen online

Hone your skills and discover new talents in an immersive online experience.

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Learn WordPress

WordPress.org

Whether you’re a first-time blogger or seasoned developer, there’s always more to learn. From community members all over the world, these vast resources will help you learn more about WordPress and share it with others.

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Online Classes from Writer’s Digest University
tell fascinating tales with our online writing workshops!

Whether you’re writing for publication, extra money, or to tell personal stories, Writer’s Digest University can help you get your writing career underway. Our expert instructors will provide advice, specific instruction, real-world experience, expertise, and the motivation and drive to help you achieve your goals. 

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Online Creative Writing Courses
Write Fiction They Can’t Put Down

Have you ever felt addicted to a book, so that you didn’t want to stop reading? Would you like to make your own fiction that addictive?

This 8-week course will put the tools in your hands.

INSTRUCTOR: Irresistible Fiction is taught by Nancy Strauss

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Online Writer Workshops

Find, share, propose, and request online writer workshops offered by writing organizations.

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Self-Publishing
How to self-publish

By IngramSpark Academy — Self-Publishing

Learn how to self-publish a book with a better understanding of where self-publishing stands today, the benefits of self-publishing, the book publishing process, and what you need to self‑publish professionally.

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Storytelling
learn storytelling step by step

By Barbara Vance

Learn how to self-publish a book with a better understanding of where self-publishing stands today, the benefits of self-publishing, the book publishing process, and what you need to self‑publish professionally.

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Writing Webinars Hosted By CNF

By Creative Nonfiction

Webinars are open to writers at all levels. New webinars are announced regularly, so check back often or sign up for our newsletter.

Now Enrolling: Webinars run at 2 pm eastern time.

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