WRITING COURSES

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Creative Writing for Beginners

In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of creative writing and develop your own writing style. It prepares you for the follow-up course, Intermediate Creative Writing.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Intermediate Creative Writing

In this course, you’ll go deeper into the fundamentals of the beginner course, develop complex characters, experiment with chronology, and refine your own voice. You’ll prepare for the path to publication.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Advanced Creative Writing

In this course, you’ll explore the limits of literary experimentation, from polyphony to silence and omission, and develop a personal writing philosophy for a writing life that lasts.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Writing a Novel: From Concept to Manuscript

In this course, you’ll learn every aspect of writing a novel, from developing an idea strong enough to carry tens of thousands of words to completing your manuscript.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Tension and Suspense
in Fiction

In this course, you’ll learn to create tension at every level of your story, from the individual sentence to the overall structure, and from psychological pressure to physical threat.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Writing Compelling
Scenes

In this course, you’ll learn the art of writing effective scenes, from conflict as their engine and settings that play an active role, to pacing, emotion, and revision.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Mastering Dialogue

In this course, you’ll learn to write dialogue that brings characters to life, from subtext and distinct voices to group conversations and developing your own dialogue style.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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The Art
of Storytelling

In this course, you’ll learn the principles and techniques of storytelling, from the neurological power of stories to effective structures, tension, and persuasive communication in any medium.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Writing Short
Stories

In this course, you’ll learn the art of the short story, from finding your story’s heart to writing a strong ending, all with maximum impact and economy of means.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Character Development in Fiction

In this course, you’ll learn to create characters who jump off the page, from believable motivations and psychological depth to distinctive voices and a bond with the reader.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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The Art of Writing Nonfiction

In this course, you’ll learn to write nonfiction that stays with the reader: telling true stories with the novelist’s techniques, from memoir and essays to literary journalism and biography.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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News
Writing

In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of news writing, from recognizing news value and verifying facts to structuring stories and making ethical choices.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Narrative Feature Writing

In this course, you’ll learn the art of feature writing, from thorough research and sharp observation to building scenes that take the reader to where the action happens.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

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Copyediting and
Line Editing

In this course, you’ll learn the art of the final edit, the last safety net for a piece of writing before it reaches the reader. From command of the language and structural analysis to line editing and working with authors.

Seven days free. No credit card required.

Prices in US dollars, excluding sales tax.