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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
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Coming May 24, 2022
Query Letter Tips — FREE!
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Instructor: Karen Odden — Sisters in Crime
Thu, May 24th 2022 08:00 pm – 09:30 pm EDT
The workshop, “Can I Hook You on My Book? Tips for Writing Effective Query Letters to Agents” draws on industry research and interviews with agents to provide current advice about the query letter, which is really a genre all its own.
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Coming May 26, 2022
Build Your Novel
scene by scene
Instructor: Mark Spencer — Writer’s Digest University
May 26th — Aug 18, 2022
If you want to learn how to write a story, but aren’t quite ready yet to hunker down and write 10,000 words or so a week, this is the course for you. Build Your Novel Scene by Scene will offer you the impetus, the guidance, the support, and the deadline you need to finally stop talking, start writing, and, ultimately, complete that novel you always said you wanted to write.
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Coming May 27, 2022
Screenwriting Basics
adapting your book into a screenplay
Instructor: Michael R. Elliott, Esq — My Word Publishing
Fri, May 27th 2022 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Join us in our upcoming screenwriting workshop on how to turn your book into a screenplay! In this class Michael Elliot will address how to write your logline, story theme, outline, first draft, rewriting and other parts of the writing process.
Registrants will receive a recording in addition to the live class.
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Coming May 31 — June 4, 2022
THRILLERFEST XVII
Panelists discuss choosing the best writing method
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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.
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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.
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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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