Creative Writing Training and Seminars

Creating Dynamic Characters workshop from Writers Online Workshops Creating believable characters and bringing them to life on the page requires observation, understanding, imagination and skill in the techniques of character development and characterization. In this workshop, you ll build these skills and apply what you ve learned to specific fictional characters of your own choosing. You can bring characters from works in progress if you like, but the focus  more...

Writing Effective Dialogue from Writers Online Workshops When you have completed this workshop, you should have a thorough understanding of dialogue in fiction from the mechanics of structure and punctuation to the use of dialogue as a tool for characterization and plotting. The workshop focus will be on character development and characterization techniques that can be applied to any long or short fiction form. The workshop will consist of six  more...

Essentials of Romance Writing from Writers Online Workshops Do you yearn to write a romantic story? If so, you need to know what sets romance writing apart from other types of fiction. This course explores why romance is the same, yet different. Some essential components of romance are unique to the genre, while some romance requirements are identical to those of any good fiction story. Neither Stephen King nor Tom Clancy could sit down and write a romance  more...

Essentials of Scrapbook Journaling from Writers Online Workshops The purpose of this workshop is to provide you with an understanding of some fundamental journaling techniques and to encourage through the use of creativity exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive feedback the development of your individual journaling style and creative expression. Learn how to create a more complete chronicle of the important times in the lives of those you  more...

Extended Novel Writing Workshop from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published novelist to develop an idea suitable for a novel. When you are finished, you will have developed a working outline for your entire novel and you will have written and revised the opening chapters (up to 12,000 words) with your instructor s feedback. Plus! In the Extended version of this workshop, you will have more time to work on your reading and  more...

Extended Getting Started in Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops Do you feel you have an aptitude for writing, but you've never had a chance to really give it serious attention? The Extended Getting Started in Writing workshop will help you explore your writing interests and discover your personal aptitudes. We'll introduce you to a wide variety of categories of writing, and teach you basic techniques to improve your narrative skills through the use of  more...

Getting Started in Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops Do you feel you have an aptitude for writing, but you've never had a chance to really give it serious attention? The Getting Started in Writing workshop will help you explore your writing interests and discover your personal aptitudes. We'll introduce you to a wide variety of categories of writing, and teach you basic techniques to improve your narrative skills through the use of creativity  more...

Fundamentals of Fiction Writing from Writers Online Workshops ... in this workshop will be on the development of effective creative writing techniques that can be applied to any long or short fiction form. You'll learn how to develop believable characters and let them speak and act for themselves. You'll learn how to set the stage, and make readers feel as if they are right there with your characters. You'll learn the basics of plot enough to prepare you to  more...

Fundamentals of Life Stories Writing from Writers Online Workshops ...creative writing techniques that will help you explore personal and family stories and record life experiences in ways that are creative, entertaining and personally meaningful. This class encourages personal discovery and the development of individual style through the use of directed journaling, hands-on writing exercises, and constructive critical feedback. This workshop will consist of  more...

Fundamentals of Writing for Children from Writers Online Workshops The goal of this workshop is to provide you with an understanding of the fundamental techniques of writing stories for young readers and to encourage through the use of creativity exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive critical feedback the development of your individual style and creative expression. While the focus will be on fiction, you can apply these techniques to  more...

Focus on the Novel from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published novelist to develop an idea suitable for a novel. When you are finished, you will have developed a working outline for your entire novel and you will have written and revised the opening chapters (up to 12,000 words) with your instructor s feedback. In order to get the most from this workshop, you should already have a very good grasp of mechanics  more...

Focus on the Personal/Family Memoir from Writers Online Workshops This workshop will give you an understanding of the various approaches to personal/family memoir writing and provide you with professional feedback on your specific memoir project. When you're finished, you will have written and revised chapters of your personal/family memoir (up to 12,000 words) and you will have developed a working outline for the entire book. To get the most from this workshop  more...

Focus on Writing for Children from Writers Online Workshops The goal of this intermediate-level workshop is to explain the practical why behind writing technique/literary devices and showing writers the when, where and how to translate the concepts of writing for children into story text. You will work with a professional children s author who will help you take your writing skills to the next level. The course will help you develop rules, checks, and  more...

Advanced Novel Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a novel writing class or workshop have the opportunity to continue working on their novel manuscripts with help from a published novelist and the encouragement and feedback of their peers. When you ve completed this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on 200 pages of your novel manuscript. Throughout the workshop you ll be able to  more...

Advanced Memoir and Nonfiction Book Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a nonfiction or memoir writing workshop through now have the opportunity to continue working on their nonfiction book manuscripts with help from a published author and the encouragement and feedback of their peers. When you ve completed this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on 140 pages of your book manuscript. Throughout the workshop  more...

Fiction Writing Workshop "Best of the Web" - Forbes Fiction is perhaps the purest form of storytelling. A tale is told with only words and the reader s imagination. From these things, a work of fiction can sail across the world in pursuit of a whale or zero-in on a few minutes in line at the local bank, luring the reader into a story that is truer than true. To do it well, however, requires skill. In our courses, you will learn how to support  more...

Children's Book Writing Workshop - "Best of the Web" Forbes The quiet magic of Goodnight Moon grows into the zaniness of Dr. Seuss and widens into the dazzlement of Harry Potter then matures into the straight talk of Judy Blume and the gritty reality of The Outsiders. Such is the amazing journey children take through books. These stories are a treasured part of childhood and they linger for a lifetime. Writing for children is fun but not child s play.  more...