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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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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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Establish (or Improve) Your Email Newsletter: Every Author's Most Important Marketing Tool
November 13
 This live webinar will cover best practices of email newsletters for authors, how to avoid the mistakes most prevalent in the writing community, plus the pros and cons of using the popular newsletter platform Substack. Thankfully, regardless of what tools or platforms you use to send your email newsletter, it’s fairly straightforward to start (or restart) an email newsletter. Instructor Jane Friedman has been sending her free email newsletter, Electric Speed, since 2009, which is now enjoyed by nearly 30,000 subscribers.
Nonfiction Writing Virtual Conference
November 15
Writer’s Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for Nonfiction writers! Our WDU Nonfiction Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from bestselling nonfiction authors. Spend the day learning techniques for honing your craft, then optionally receive a personalized critique of your query letter or pitch for a magazine/web article from a participating literary agent.
Turning Concepts into Gold: Crafting High-Concept Stories
November 20
This live webinar is for writers who suspect their idea might be good… but also might be missing the sharp, irresistible edge that gets agents and editors to stop scrolling. Together, we’ll break down what “high-concept” actually means (hint: it’s not just hype), explore how to elevate your existing premise, and pressure-test your logline until it can hold up in any pitch room. You’ll leave with a toolkit of concept-elevating strategies, fresh examples from across genres, and a punchy, polished logline that does more than summarize your book—it sells it.
Revision: The Essential Practice for Crafting Your Best Work
November 13 - January 22
Led by the award-winning author of four books, hundreds of magazine articles, and blog posts, this brand-new course explain what revision entails and how to create a detailed, specific process that helps you elevate your work and feel creative doing it.
Submission Coaching: Everything You Need to Know to Get Published
November 13 -Â December 18
There is so much more to getting an agent or publishing deal than just writing a good book. This 5-week class will give you the tools you need and that agents and publishers are looking for when considering taking on an author.
Copyediting Certificate Program
November 13 -Â February 5
Writer's Digest is proud to offer our Copyediting Certificate Program. This course will provide training for aspiring copy editors in order to give them practical and marketable workplace skills. As a student in this certification course, you will progress from the fundamentals of grammar, form, and composition to advanced copyediting skills.
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