Writing the Middle Grade Book
Holly Alder
Any middle-grade book author will tell you that writing an effective book is more challenging than reading one! Take this online course and learn the essential elements of writing for kids and how to break into children’s publishing.
Writing the Young Adult Novel
Holly Alder
Learn everything you need to know for writing young adult fiction, including what readers look for, the importance of plot, theme, and setting, how to craft entertaining dialogue, and much more.
Writing the Mystery Novel
G. Miki Hayden
Do you love reading a good mystery? Have you always wanted to write one? In this course, you'll have the choice of creating a brand new mystery story from scratch or working with a story you already have in progress.
Writing the Romance Novel
Terri Valentine
This course explores why romance is the same, yet different. Some essential components of romance are unique to the genre, while some romance requirements are identical to those of any good fiction story.
Writing the Science Fiction and Fantasy Novel
John DeChancie
In this course, you'll discover the essential elements of fictional worlds, how to write a novel with intriguing characters and plot, and write up to 2,500 words for your science fiction or fantasy story.
Writing the Picture Book
Holly Alder
In this course, you'll learn how to write a winning picture book narrative, envision it with illustrations, and put together a picture package that a publisher will really notice.
Travel Writing
Jack Adler
Discover how to become a travel writer by exploring the different types of articles you can write and developing your writing style. You'll learn travel writing tips such as how to take your own photographs, as well as how to draft an article that keeps readers captivated and garners interest from travel editors.
Writing the Thriller Novel
G. Miki Hayden
In this six-week course, you'll examine the structural elements that create a successful thriller, learn how to build compelling conflict and suspense into your story, find out what helps a story engage a reader, and much more.
Writing Historical Fiction
Donna Russo Morin
Whether history is a backdrop to your story or the focus of the story itself, this workshop will provide you with the tools to find the facts you need, organize the data in a functional manner, and merge that data seamlessly into your novel.
Short Story Fundamentals
Ran Walker | John DeChancie
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.
Focus on the Short Story
Mark Spencer | John DeChancie
Short stories are a well-loved and popular form of fiction. When you take this online course, you will learn how to write short stories that will delight and entertain your readers. By the end of this course, you’ll improve your creative writing skills and write two complete short stories. Don’t delay—start writing your short story today!
Writing the Memoir 101
Kelly Boyer Sagert
The goal of this course is to teach you how to structure your stories, develop your storytelling skills, and give you the tips, techniques, and knowledge to adapt your own life stories into a chronological memoir. Learn how to write a powerful memoir that will engage readers for years to come.
Writing the Paranormal Novel
Terri Valentine
People have been telling supernatural stories from the beginning of time and readers love them because they fulfill our desire to escape reality. Create your own paranormal novel and explore the supernatural world of literature.
Writing and Revising Your Picture Book: From Concept to Polished Project
Danielle Davis
This series will give you vital tools to write, revise, understand the “why,” “how,” and “what” of your story and develop a plan for next steps. You can expect video lectures with content as slides, published examples, and activities tailored to support your specific project as well as you as a writer.
Writing Scary Stories: A Short Story Primer on Horror
Richard Thomas
This four-week class will make sure you have the basics of short story telling down, and then show you how to use that pairing between terror and horror to immerse your readers in atmosphere, mood, tone, setting, and depth.
