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Business Writing Workshop "Best of Web" - Forbes Business Writing | 10-week Workshop Writing well can help you get the results you want, get your work done faster, and even improve your image. In this comprehensive course, you will learn the essentials of better business writing, including: How to get your points across in clear, concise, and compelling language Tips and techniques you can apply in any kind of communication - email, 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...

Poetry Writing Workshop - "Best of Web" Forbes Consider it the caviar of literature: tiny eggs with tremendous taste. Or the nitro glycerin: every drop explosive. Poetry has inspired the human soul for thousands of years, and there are those who still treasure its magnificence. If you hear mermaids singing or feel the winnowing wind or see the sun rising in ribbons then you are one of these happy few. Excellence in poetry is elusive, but a more...

Focus on the Short Story from Writers Online Workshops ...riting skills and techniques (the Fundamentals of Fiction Writing Workshop is strongly recommended as a preliminary). This workshop will consist of seven two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment drawn specifically from the work in progress, which will be submitted to the instructor for private more...

Focus on the Nonfiction Magazine Article from Writers Online Workshops ...ing skills and techniques (the Fundamentals of Nonfiction Writing Workshop is strongly recommended as a preliminary). This workshop will consist of seven two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment drawn specifically from the work in progress, which will be submitted to the instructor for private more...

Focus on the Personal/Family Memoir from Writers Online Workshops ...and techniques (the Fundamentals of Personal/Life Stories Writing Workshop is strongly recommended as a preliminary). This workshop will consist of seven two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment related specifically to your memoir, which will be submitted to the instructor for private review at 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 Novel Proposal from Writers Online Workshops If your goal is to see your book commercially published, you need to know how to approach the editors and/or agents -- professionally and effectively. Creating a novel proposal may be the most difficult writing assignment you'll ever have to face. This workshop from WritersOnlineWorkshops.com will show you how to create this most important marketing tool -- and how to make sure your work catches more...

Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal from Writers Online Workshops ...ing skills and techniques (the Fundamentals of Nonfiction Writing Workshop is strongly recommended as a preliminary). This workshop will consist of seven two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment specifically related to your book idea, which will be submitted to the instructor for private review at 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 Poetry Writing Workshop from Writers Online Workshops Students who have previously completed a poetry writing class or workshop can receiving feedback from a published poet 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 six original poems of 25-30 lines each. Throughout the workshop you ll be able to participate in asynchronous discussion more...

Advanced Memoir and Nonfiction Book Writers Workshop from Writers Online Workshops ...ents 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...

Essentials of Business Writing from Writers Online Workshops The purpose of this online workshop is to instill and enhance effective writing skills for producing business documents (such as reports, memos, letters, and meeting minutes) that have clarity and impact. After this workshop, you will be able to: 1) Overcome mental blocks, especially those due to fear and anxiety. 2) Avoid common mistakes of punctuation, grammar, and usage. 3) Present ideas 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...

Extended Novel Writing Workshop from Writers Online Workshops ...riting skills and techniques (the Fundamentals of Fiction Writing Workshop is recommended as a preliminary). This workshop will consist of seven four-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment specifically related to your novel, which will be submitted to the instructor for private review at the end of more...

Extended Getting Started in Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops ...ive 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 creativity exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive critical feedback no more...

Getting Started in Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops ... 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 exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive critical feedback no more...

Fundamentals of Fiction Writing from Writers Online Workshops If you're really serious about writing fiction, you'll need to acquaint yourself with the techniques generations of fiction writers have used to bring their characters and stories to life. The goal of this workshop is to provide you with an understanding of these fundamental techniques and to encourage through the use of creativity exercises, hands-on writing assignments and constructive critical more...

Fundamentals of Nonfiction Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops ...y also want to check out our Fundamentals of Life Stories Writing workshop.) This workshop will consist of six two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with writing assignments incorporating the techniques learned in the session, which you will submit to the instructor for private review at the end of the first week of the more...

Fundamentals of Poetry Writing workshop from Writers Online Workshops In this workshop, you will gain a working knowledge of the basic poetic forms and the fundamental techniques of writing both rhymed and free verse. But this is not a class for beginners only it is also for more experienced poets looking to take their work to the next level through a thorough understanding of classical poetic structures and techniques. This workshop encourages personal discovery 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 ...riting skills and techniques (the Fundamentals of Fiction Writing Workshop is strongly recommended as a preliminary). This workshop will consist of seven two-week sessions. Each session will include online lectures and associated textbook reading assignments, along with a writing assignment specifically related to your novel, which will be submitted to the instructor for private review at the more...