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Focus on the Short Story from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published short story writer to develop and refine your story ideas. When you're finished, you will have written and revised two complete short stories (up to 4,500 words each). You will get feedback from your instructor on your first and second draft of both your articles. Students are expected to already possess a good grasp of mechanics and composition, as more...

Focus on the Nonfiction Magazine Article from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop, you will work with a published article writer to develop, research and write two articles suitable for publication in magazines you ve identified as appropriate markets. You will get feedback from your instructor on your first and second draft of both your articles. To get the most from this workshop, you should already have a very good grasp of mechanics and composition, as 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...

Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop you will work with a published book author to put together a winning proposal for your book idea. At the conclusion of this workshop, you will have written a proposal package consisting of a query/cover letter, a chapter-by-chapter outline, and sample chapters ready to submit to agents or publishers (up to 12,000 words total). To get the most from this workshop, you should have a more...

Advanced Story Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a fiction writing class or workshop can receive feedback from a published short story writer and experience the support and encouragement of an online critique group. At the completion of this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on four original short stories of up to 3,000 words each. Throughout the workshop you will be able to more...

Advanced Article Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a nonfiction writing class or workshop can receive feedback from a published article writer and experience the support and encouragement of an online critique group. At the completion of this workshop, you will have written and received feedback on four original nonfiction articles of up to 3,000 words each. Throughout the workshop you ll be able to more...

Elements of Effective Writing II: Form & Composition from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop, you'll learn how to put the pieces together to make your writing coherent, logical and effective. You'll learn the basic principles of composition, explained in easy-to-understand language. And, through the use of numerous examples and practice exercises, you ll begin to develop your own personal style. In order to fully benefit from this workshop, you should already have a good more...