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Unlock your writing potential with online professional writing classes. From creative writing to technical writing, these courses offer valuable skills and expert guidance to help you become a versatile and accomplished writer.

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Ten Weeks to Your Feature Film

Screenwriters University

The world of the feature film is booming and you are gushing with ideas. This workshop will give you the tools to get the ideas out of your head and into a completed screenplay by introducing you to the methods that professional screenwriters use to write under deadlines. If you have been sitting on an idea for a feature film, this is your chance to complete a draft of your screenplay in just ten weeks, with expert feedback at every step. Whether...

All levels 16 and older
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$499.99

10 sessions

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Beginning Feature Film Writing

Screenwriters University

When you plan a long-distance trip to a place you’ve never been before, do you just hop in the car and start driving and hope for the best? Writing a screenplay is also a long trip into unknown territory. There are hundreds of complex decisions to be made during the trip. That’s why making a few basic decisions before you start can both reduce stress and make sure you’re heading in the right direction. Whether you are a writer looking to understand...

All levels 16 and older
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$449.99

13 sessions

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Advanced Fiction Writing

Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop @ 16 Beaver St, New York, NY

Fiction represents an abundance of rich and creative possibilities. In this workshop course, students gain a higher level of training in the craft of writing by mastering rhythm, tempo, tone, and brevity. They will explore the process of developing lively characters, mapping out a plot, describing realistic settings, adding subtext and layers of meaning, and penning captivating fiction. Students will mature as fiction writers, facilitating the next...

Advanced 18 and older
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$670

12 sessions

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Fiction and Short Story Writing

Alaa Al Aswany Creative Writing Workshop

Through the magic of imagination, fiction takes us deep inside worlds and into the lives of characters. This online workshop course teaches students to recognize the qualities that make for spellbinding fiction, including the natural rhythm and tone, mapping the structure, and shaping the content. The short story exemplifies a unique genre of writing. The workshop teaches the essential short story elements: sketching a story, creating a compelling...

Intermediate 18 and older
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$1,300

10 sessions

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Poetry as Ritual: Reading and Writing to Meet the World in a New Way

One Spirit Learning Alliance

Deepen your relationship with the world through the power of poetry. Explore the connections between outer and inner landscapes as you build bridges of words with the self, others, and the natural world. Discover how a poetic practice can transform your perspective in this transformative playshop.

(1) All levels 18 and older
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$100

4 sessions

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Super Researcher

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Find people, dig deeper and get your facts right. Become a super researcher and a better reporter. Find even the most elusive sources; Dig up hard-to-find information; And avoid embarrassing mistakes in your news stories. In this series of four short workshops, Barbara Gray, the former director of news research at the New York Times, will guide you through the most accessible techniques for investigating people and verifying the facts, including...

(64) All levels 18 and older
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$120

4 sessions

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TV Fellowship 101

Writing Pad

TV fellowships can be provide front door access to your TV writing career through mentorship and meetings with studio execs, showrunners and in some cases, staffing. But with thousands of applications and a handful of spots, competition is stiff. In this three-hour Online Fellowship 101 class, former NBC Writers on The Verge Manager, CBS Fellow and current staff writer Krystal Banzon takes you through the current fellowship landscape as well as...

(60) All levels 16 and older
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TV Pilot Script Formatting

Writing Pad

Note: This is primarily a lecture class, so most students will not get to share their writing for feedback due to the seminar format. You have a fantastic idea for the next blockbuster sci-fi space opera but when it comes to writing your opus in Final Draft, you’re stumped. In this one-day Script Formatting class, scribe Steve Peros (22 projects sold) takes you through the paces of screenwriting essentials.  You’ll start with scene basics...

(60) All levels 18 and older
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Humorous Personal Essay 101

Writing Pad

This is primarily a lecture class with some in-class exercises but not everyone will get to share their writing for feedback due to the seminar format. Have you always wanted to write a humorous personal essay but you don’t know where to start? Or have you dreamed of seeing one of your essays published in the New York Times or Salon? Then this Online Humorous Personal Essay Class is for you. Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform...

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Story Structure

Writing Pad

Do you freeze when you hear the word “structure”? Wonder why you can’t get published or why your second act is sagging? Crafting a tale for the stage, essay, short story, book, pilot or movie is a tall order for anyone and without firm footing, your feet are as good as clay. Whether you’re writing an angsty teen romance or a thriller set in outer space, there’s a set of basic principles of writing that will help you consistently arrive...

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Psychology & Copywriting: Web Content That Converts

General Assembly

Do you struggle to write web pages, emails, blogs and other digital copy that capture and hold attention? Are you having trouble convincing online visitors and leads to say “Yes!” at the final step? Well here’s some invigorating news. You don’t need to be a pro copywriter to convert the curious into customers. The key to writing web copy that connects and sells is understanding psychological triggers - how people think, behave and make...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

TV Comedy Writing 101

Writing Pad

Do you want to write on a top-tier comedy streamer or craft sidesplitting monologues or sketches for late night? If so, you’ve come to the right place! In this three hour comedy workshop, you’ll go through the paces, drilling in the foundations of joke structure, turning your most embarrassing moments into comedic gold, using sketch and improv techniques and character work to unearth comic possibilities. You’ll also punch up scripts in a mock...

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Breaking into the Biz: From Pipe Dream to TV Writer

Writing Pad

Learn the strategies, tools, and techniques needed to break into the TV writing industry and overcome career obstacles in this intensive bootcamp at Writing Pad. Topics covered include time management, collaboration, networking, overcoming rejection, and more. Get ready to turn your pipe dream into a reality!

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Freelance Journalism

Writing Pad

Unlock your potential as a freelance journalist and learn how to turn your ideas into published articles in this comprehensive Los Angeles course taught by Nicole Pajer, a successful journalist with experience at the New York Times and Rolling Stone. Master the art of pitching to editors, developing fresh ideas, cultivating sources, and gaining valuable insights into the business side of freelancing. Join the ranks of Writing Pad's 250 alums who have sold essays and articles, and take the first step towards a career in journalism.

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Publishing Short Stories

Writing Pad

Unlock the secrets to publishing success with award-winning writer Rebecca Saltzman. Join her immersive online workshop and learn the strategies to effectively submit your short stories to top literary magazines. From crafting captivating narratives to navigating the submission process, gain invaluable insights to see your work grace the pages of prestigious publications.

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Developing Your Sitcom Pilot

DBA Flappers University @ 118 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA

Do you dream of making the leap from comedy club stage to household television screen? Do you have the perfect idea for your own sitcom, but just don't know how to put it all together on the page? In this intense three-hour workshop, you'll learn about the basics of sitcom structure, and begin to get an understanding of how to develop and outline your very own sitcom pilot! Topics covered include: -Types of Sitcoms -Distribution Types -Character...

(38) All levels 18 and older
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Grammar Essentials

New Horizons Nashville

In this course, students will review the rules of grammar, identify common grammar errors, and refine their business writing style. Target Audience Professionals who seek to improve their grammar usage for written communications. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Examine nouns, pronouns, and verbs. Identify adjectives and adverbs. Identify prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections....

All levels 18 and older
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$395
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Upper Beginner Grammar (A2)

Work-Life Spanish

In this communicative course, students will learn how to correctly use common irregular and stem-changing verbs in the present tense, talk about the things that they like and dislike, use the present progressive tense to describe what they are doing at this moment, use reflexive pronouns to compare routine tasks, and use superlative adjectives to make comparisons. Book: Spanish Demystified Note: Class materials will be emailed to the students...

Beginner 15 and older
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12 Week Workshop on Novel Writing

Karmen Lizzul Writing Workshops

This class is for you if you have a novel in progress that has been hanging around for too long or, if you are ready to start fresh on a new novel. Or if your just goddam sick of yourself and are ready to change something. Location: The Comfort of Your Home --You don't have to get your lazy (or not-lazy) ass off the couch! This is taught VIA teleconferences. Teleconference phone numbers will be provided to participants along with schedule. All calls...

All levels 18 and older
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$297

12 sessions

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Writing for Children IV: Illustrating Children's Books

Continuing Professional Studies at Bank

Full Course Title: W F C IV: Introduction to Illustrating Children's Books Sure, you need drawing skills to illustrate a children's book, but it's the ability to tell a story visually that makes a children's book illustrator. In this workshop, we will meet online for synchronous sessions to introduce and explore the process and key concepts around illustration for children's literature. The goal is to better understand the illustration process...

(17) Beginner 18 and older
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$75

2 sessions

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