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Whether you want to write your novel, perfect your screenplay, or craft your memoir, Writer’s Digest University can help you get your writing career underway. Our expert instructors will provide advice, specific instruction, real-world experience, expertise, and the motivation and drive to help you achieve your goals.

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A Class for Everybody

No matter your skill level or writing ability, Writer's Digest University has a class for you.

A Class for Everybody

No matter your skill level or writing ability, Writer's Digest University has a class for you.

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Our writing online workshops cover every aspect of writing, from how to get started all the way to getting your writing published. Writer’s Digest University features writing classes online for every skill level of writer and our professional instructors are dedicated to helping you achieve your writing goals.

 

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Mapping Your Memoir: How to Find the Heart and Shape of Your Story

October 9

Memoir isn’t just what happened—it’s how you shape what happened. The most powerful memoirs don’t unfold as a diary dump of events, but as purposeful narratives with emotional arcs, structural intention, and thematic resonance. In this live webinar, NYU writing professor and award-winning author Estelle Erasmus (host of Freelance Writing Direct and TEDx speaker) shows you how to transform a tangle of memories into a cohesive, compelling story.

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Hybrid Publishing Versus Self-Publishing: Which is Best For Your Project?

October 16

Noted publishing expert Jane Friedman covers everything you need to know about the self-publishing, hybrid publishing, and paid publishing services landscape, in plain English. You’ll come away with a clear picture of how these companies work, how they differ from each other, and how it all compares to what professional, self-publishing authors do.

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Agent One-on-One: First 10 Pages Boot Camp

October 16 - 19

As many writers know, agents and editors won't give your work more than ten pages or so to make an impact. If you haven't got them hooked by then, it's a safe bet you won't be asked for more material. Make sure you've got the kind of opening they're looking for! In this invaluable event, you'll get to work with an agent to review and refine the first ten pages of your novel or non-fiction book. You'll learn what keeps an agent reading, what are the most common mistakes that make them stop, and the steps you need to take to correct them.

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Short Story Fundamentals

October 2 - October 30

Throughout this four-week course, you will have feedback and support while you write and hone an entire short story from beginning to end, and you'll leave with a polished draft of your story. You will get insider information about what editors are looking for in short stories they choose to publish.

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Write Great Dialogue

October 2 - November 13

Dialogue can be one of the most interesting parts of a book to read, but only if it is done right. Sharpen your writing skills and challenge yourself to craft engaging, yet believable dialogue that will keep your readers interested.

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Beginning Television Writing

October 2 - October 30

In this four-week course, an established executive producer/showrunner will give you an inside look at the world of dramatic, episodic television. You will explore—and practice—the actual process involved in successfully writing a spec episodic script that will open doors across Hollywood.

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