Writing Success

Online Marketing & Promotion Course

Hope everyone had a spectacular weekend. Over the past week or so I’ve received several email about upcoming courses but there was one in particular that really grabbed my attention.

On March 31st at 1:30pm EST, the folks at WritersMarket will be sponsoring a course called The Essential Online Tools for Marketing and Promotion. It’s part of a series of classes designed to teach “what every writer needs to know to get published and stay published.” Sounds good to me. …Continue Reading Online Marketing & Promotion Course

Utah State University Offers Free Writing Courses

Choosing freelance writing as your career path may have been a difficult decision. While it’s certainly possible to become a successful freelance writer without any formal education in the area of writing it definitely won’t hurt to get a class or two under your belt. Fortunately there are a few places online that allow writers to take advantage of free classes. One such place is Utah State University.

Utah State University currently offers three free courses through what is known as their OpenCourseWare program. They courses are offered online, allow you the opportunity to study at your own pace, and are free. You don’t even have to register in advance before beginning.

Intro to Writing: Academic Prose

The Intro to Writing: Academic Prose course was designed for students who were originally supposed to attend classes up to three times per week. You can download this course in its entirety and work at your own pace. You won’t be graded or earn credits, but you’ll have the opportunity to work through the course in much the same way as a university student would, picking up new skills along the way.

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