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Learn How to Write a Novel, Join Tom Bromley for a writing master class.
Learn How to Write a Novel
Finish your draft in our 3-month master class. Enroll now for daily lessons, weekly critique, and live events. Your first lesson is free!
In this film class, Jordan Imiola, a produced screenwriter who has sold several scripts and has produced movies, will teach you how to write a movie script in 2 weeks: from outlining your movie, injecting inspiration, plotting scenes, and developing characters to writing daily pages.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Fiction and Screenplay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$60.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 34 lectures (est. 5 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
A comprehensive and unique visual approach on how to create professional level screenplays taught by an award-winning writer of hit television series and movies. Turn your idea into a screenplay that can actually sell.
Website: https://www.udemy.com/
Categories: Fiction and Screenplay
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$85.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
Self-paced over 14 lectures (est. 4 hours)
Class size: Unlimited
Write Club
Austin Public Library
Write Club offers an opportunity for writers to build community through shared prompts and exercises. Participants write and share their work in a supportive environment.
Website: https://library.austintexas.gov/events/writing
Categories: Fiction, Essay, Poetry, Nonfiction, Short Story, Free, and Book
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
Free
Based in Austin
Level: Any
Length:
Weekly sessions (1 hour each)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Deep Revision with Katey Schultz
Story Studio Chicago
This four-session workshop empowers writers with revision techniques applicable to memoir, essays, flash, short stories, or novels. It covers thematic, sentence-level, and structural revision, providing practical feedback using participants' works.
Website: https://www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/
Categories: Book and Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$280.00
Based in Chicago
Level: Intermediate
Length:
4 sessions
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing In Color Fest: Your Plot and Your Story
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
The course explores the distinction between plot and story through in-class writing exercises, examples from literature, and focuses on both external events and character growth. It is part of a festival aimed at supporting BIPOC writers.
Website: https://lighthousewriters.org/
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$85.00
Based in Denver
Level: Any
Length:
1 session (2 hours)
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Literary Techniques for Speculative Fiction Workshop
Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers
This class offers a blend of lectures, discussions, and in-class writing exercises, introducing various techniques for your writing. You'll have the opportunity to apply these methods in short fiction, analyze successful pieces to understand the use of these techniques, and discuss the rationale behind the authors' choices.
Website: http://www.kittywumpus.net
Categories: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$99.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Business Writing Essentials
The Business Writing Center
This course focuses on best practices for professional business writing. It includes three full-document writing evaluations and teaches skills such as overcoming writer's block, starting and finishing documents, guiding readers through your message, and choosing the correct business vocabulary.
Website: https://businesswriting.com/courses/
Categories: Business
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
$295.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
Self-paced (est. 2 months)
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Starting to Write Your Novel
Curtis Brown Creative
This course helps develop your novel from the ground up, including idea generation, plotting, and crafting a confident opening. It features six modules with videos and notes by Anna Davis, covering topics like inspiration, character development, and writing a first chapter. The course offers weekly writing tasks, additional resources, and professional feedback, designed for flexible learning with a recommended four hours per week. Anna Davis, the course instructor, is an experienced novelist and the founder of Curtis Brown Creative.
Website: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/
Categories: Book and Fiction
Start date:
Open all year round
Price:
£220.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Writing a Memoir
Curtis Brown Creative
Guided by Cathy Rentzenbrink, this course focuses on bringing real-life stories to the page. It includes weekly modules with videos and notes, writing tasks to help structure life stories, and resources including extracts from Rentzenbrink's own work. Professional feedback is provided, and the course is designed for flexible online learning.
Website: https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/
Categories: Memoir and Nonfiction
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
£220.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Sketch Comedy 201
LIT Comedy
This course is designed for students who have completed Sketch 101. It focuses on writing different types of sketches and refining sketch writing skills in a supportive writers' room environment over four weeks.
Website: https://www.litcomedy.com/
Categories: Comedy
Start date:
September, 2024
Price:
$350.00
Online course
Level: Intermediate
Length:
4 weeks
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: Completion of LIT's Sketch 101 course is required.
Short Story Fundamentals
Writer's Digest University
This course caters to both beginners and seasoned writers, offering a comprehensive exploration of the short story medium. It covers the structure of short stories and addresses common challenges writers face, providing valuable insights for crafting compelling narratives.
Website: https://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/
Categories: Short Story and Fiction
Start date:
August, 2024
Price:
$250.00
Online course
Level: Any
Length:
1 month
Class size: Unlimited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
Brave Writer 101: Guided Writing Process
Brave Writer
A 6-week coaching program where parents work one-on-one with a writing coach to help their children write confidently. The course includes communication, observation, freewriting, revision, and editing. It aims to make writing enjoyable and manageable for both parents and children.
Website: https://bravewriter.com/
Categories: Kids
Start date:
July, 2024
Price:
$249.00
Online course
Level: Beginner
Length:
6 weeks
Class size: Limited
Prerequisites: No prerequisites
