One of the high-rated writing courses on Udemy 4.77 out of 5 all time student rating (95.4%) 35 5-Star reviews Taught by a UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR , Dr. Duncan Koerber Submit your writing to Dr. Koerber for review within the course What students say... "Excellent--I rate it ten stars out of five." — Julie Heyer, Udemy Student "Take this course - improve your writing — end of story!" — James Cochrane, Udemy Student "The content is fantastic." — Chris Lewis, Udemy Student "Information that you can apply right away." — Kim Ruby, Udemy Student "I can tell he's passionate about his work and he shows it throughout the lessons." — Ana, Udemy Student "I recommend this course to anyone who wants to improve their writing." — Sheverley Maye, Udemy Student "This is an especially useful and remarkably good course." — Avrohom Meir Greenhut, Udemy Student "The assignments forced me to become more objective and build better habits." — Marla Morris, Udemy Student "The explanation of parallelism and its usage was simply amazing." — Bindu Midha, Udemy Student Do you want to impress employers, editors, or online readers with your writing? Do you want to get A grades on term papers and essays? Do you want to become a good writer – in creative non-fiction, journalism, fiction, or academic writing – as quickly as possible? The secret to this writing success is not studying 200 grammar and style points in the writing textbooks. Instead, this course – designed by an experienced university professor and published author with Oxford University Press – shows you the sentence-level lessons you need to know to write well. These are the 7 most common problems found in people’s writing. These problems most likely lurk – like weeds – in your writing right now. If you complete the lessons, exercises, and assignments honestly and fully as outlined in this course, then your writing will improve in just a few weeks of intensive study. If you do not find this course helpful, you may request a refund within 30 days, no questions asked. These lessons, exercises, and assignments were designed and tested at the University of Toronto and York University with thousands of undergraduate students. Many students improved their grades by a whole grade category after completing these lessons, finding that this short list of key lessons provides clarity. Students have applied these lessons in the workplace to great success. Join now and complete this course to produce writing that gets you the job, earns you an A grade, lands you a writing contract, or impresses that magazine or newspaper editor. In this comprehensive course, I will help you: See sentences more objectively; Understand the factors that interfere with communication; Remove dead language – such as dead verbs and weak nouns – from your writing; Avoid embarrassing clichés; Write more clear, direct, and precise sentences; Use adjectives and adverbs more carefully, in targeted ways; Write poetically and rhythmically with parallelism and sentence variation; Add detail to your writing; Plant vivid images in readers’ minds; and, Become an original writer, not a copy. Your writing transformation awaits...

Judgments - negative opinions about ourselves and our writing - are one of the Three Key Elements that create Writer's Block. Even if our writing is great and people love it, we may still be hampered by judgments, which can stop our writing from flowing easily. Created by psychologist Luke La Vie, this course assists anyone writing in any field - academic, legal, research or creative. The training examines the seven major problems that judgment causes for our writing, as well as providing specific proven solutions. Specifically, you will learn: What Writer's Block is Why anyone can be affected by it at any time How it switches our brain into a different gear and why this impairs our ability to write Seven significant problems that judgment and negative thinking cause for our writing: Struggling with the wrong words Trouble getting started Fear of taking risks Lack of inspiration and ideas Feeling stuck Finding the right way to say something Dissatisfaction with our work and lack of motivation Six vital solutions that eliminate writer's block Every lecture in the course has practical exercises that ensure you learn powerful solutions. The result? You will be able to write freely and easily again. Your instructor, Luke La Vie, has over a decade's experience working as a psychologist and assisting people. You will be able to ask questions and will be well-supported with any concerns.

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Or to make a mark on the world by writing an outstanding book or creating a magnificent blog read by thousands—or even millions—of people? After taking this course, that could be you. It teaches you how to become not just an exceptional writer, but a masterful one. You'll know exactly how to get your writing noticed. In Ninja Writing , you will discover how to embed quality at EVERY LAYER of your writing—whether it’s a blog, article, college essay, cover letter, corporate report or content marketing. By the end, you’ll appreciate exactly how one piece of writing can be strikingly beautiful while another—on the same subject—bores you to tears. "Up to this point, you've probably been bored with so many writing teachers who emphasize 'structure' through grammar tips and organization with a shot of word selection. But Shani covers that missing component: the artistry of writing. Writing can be just as fulfilling as painting, drawing or designing..." -- SANDY, UDEMY STUDENT "Even my degree did not teach me to write at these levels..." -- YAP WAN XIANG, UDEMY STUDENT So, what exactly is a ninja writer? It's someone who can take disjointed thoughts and ideas and create beautiful narratives out of them. That is the hallmark of a distinguished writer: one who understands how to build points elegantly, wrap them into neatly arranged sections, and then thread the ideas through exquisitely organized paragraphs . A ninja writer has mastery over the sentence layer of writing as well. He or she instinctively understands how to tighten loose sentences , sharpen blurred ones, and bring rhythm to those that don't flow well. Finally, ninja writers wield invincible power over words . They’re able to bring color, variety and freshness into their writing through their word choices, while slicing away any that have lost their edge or carry dead weight. While a bad writer can make a mess even of the most sublime thinking, a ninja writer’s prose—blogs, essays, or any kind of business writing—always ends up looking spectacularly polished. The fact is that great writing isn’t just a nice skill to have. It’s vital to conveying intelligence and professionalism to your bosses, clients, business partners, and blog or book readers. Frankly, if you don't have this part of your life handled, you'll probably get fewer career chances, less shots at a promotion, and not as many eyeballs online. And instinctively you know it. If you’re a blogger, the world may miss out on your brilliant ideas, simply because your writing is too dull or unwieldy to take seriously. Remember that we live in the internet age, where a growing army of writers are competing to get noticed in an expanding sea of content. This course will give you an edge. It’ll quickly take your writing to a level of refinement that will mystify anybody who doesn’t know these elite techniques. Here's a chance to take your writing to a level that, honestly, blows your competition out of the water. "All I can say is WOW! After only a few lessons I went from struggling to write fewer than five hundred coherent words in two hours to easily churning out well written, well thought out content in less than 20 minutes." -- LISA THOMPSON, UDEMY STUDENT Just the understanding that writing has four layers can make a huge difference to how effectively you communicate. If you don't know anything about those layers yet, don’t fret. Only a handful of writers do, and many are editors who work, as I have done, for top news organizations. They spend all day bringing order and beauty to whatever article is presented to them. They know how to focus on areas that bring structure to untidy prose, and a razor-sharp focus to disorderly ideas. I know how rare this skill is because until recently I was an editor at The Wall Street Journal , where I taught many of the newspaper's journalists how to add style, flair and potency to their articles. I've also written for The Economist , Financial Times , Bloomberg News and other highly regarded news institutions. In Ninja Writing , I share what I’ve learned at those places under the mentorship of some of the best editors in the world. Once you've learned their secrets, you too will be able to weave magic with your words. You'll know how to create spellbinding narratives, breathe life to tired sentences, and dazzle readers with the words you choose. You'll also write with more confidence. "My writing has dramatically improved..." -- LYNN, UDEMY STUDENT "Can’t wait to use all the tricks and techniques..." -- ADAPERIO, UDEMY STUDENT "The Strunk and White guide for today's world... sure to be a classic..." -- DERRICK HOWELL, UDEMY STUDENT One of the biggest problems novice writers have is not knowing if their writing is any good. That won’t be a problem for you anymore. You’ll know that it is. Ninja Writing: The Four Levels Of Writing Mastery takes the mystery out of the writing process. The tricks and tactics taught here will create a seismic shift in the quality of your writing, almost immediately. You’ll express yourself as brilliantly as some of the slickest editors on the planet. You’ll understand how to turn any kind of mediocre business writing into masterful prose. The content here goes beyond what is taught in Writing With Flair: How To Become An Exceptional Writer , one of Udemy’s best-selling courses. In Writing With Flair , I gave you a powerful framework for creating outstanding writing based on the three principles of simplicity, clarity and elegance. The sweep of Ninja Writing: The Four Levels Of Writing Mastery is much broader. It covers the whole territory of nonfiction writing, giving you a ground-up-and-top-down view of what’s needed to inject quality into EVERY PORE of your writing. If Writing With Flair turned you into an exceptional writer, Ninja Writing will mould you further into an elite one. Like my other courses, Ninja Writing steers clear of needlessly complicated jargon. You’ll simply get strategies to help you write with impeccable style and poise. The course has been designed to help you reach the top of the learning curve in as little as a few days. You’ll discover ways of looking at your writing that will elevate it to a plane most others don’t even know exists. In Ninja Writing , I reveal the four levels of writing mastery you must work to perfect. THE NARRATIVE LEVEL How to connect with your audience, organize your writing magnificently, start your piece with a bang, end with a flourish, and embed it with powerful imagery. Getting the structure right is one of the hardest skills to master, but I'll make it super easy for you in this section. THE PARAGRAPH LEVEL How to weave points through paragraphs, so your writing looks exceptionally ordered and polished. THE SENTENCE LEVEL How to turn limp and bloated sentences into sharp, graceful and rhythmic expressions of your ideas. THE WORD LEVEL How to choose precise and evocative words, and strip your writing of any that carry dead weight. With heaps of examples and exercises to embed these tactics deep into your subconscious, by the end of Ninja Writing you’ll begin to see precisely the mistakes others are making. And your own writing will shine like a polished diamond next to the lackluster efforts of your peers and business competitors. Invest today in discovering techniques that will superpower one of the most important skills you'll ever need in life -- communicating with style. Learn to: Transform a weary marketing email into a persuasive sales pitch ... Translate a lackluster cover letter into a hard-hitting document ... Convert a dreary college essay into an compelling argument ... Turn a lifeless blog into a poignant masterpiece ... DISCOVER AT THE NARRATIVE LEVEL... How to overcome writer's block How to decide what to say How to connect with your audience How to create tone and pace How to organize your ideas neatly How to start with a bang and end on a high note How to texture your writing How to add more without resorting to fluff ...AT THE PARAGRAPH LEVEL... Different paragraph styles so you can choose what suits your work best How to weave points expertly through paragraphs How to know when to switch to a new paragraph AT THE SENTENCE LEVEL... How to tighten sentences How to sharpen sentences How to give sentences rhythm How to create poetic sentences How to maximise the dramatic impact of a sentence ...AT THE WORD LEVEL... How to choose precise words How to avoid abstract words How to find colorful words How to avoid pointless distinctions How to make useful ones How to order words elegantly How to exploit word sounds How to slice syllables How to boost your vocabulary Start learning these elite writing tactics today. In case you have any hesitation, know you're covered by Udemy's month-long money-back guarantee, so there's no risk dipping your feet in and trying this course out. And take a peek at these reviews of WRITING WITH FLAIR: HOW TO BECOME AN EXCEPTIONAL WRITER ... (NOTE: The second edition of this bestselling course is now out!) 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Make Writer's Block a distant memory. Writing for Publication is designed for both new and experienced writers who want to learn how to get their Creative Muse to help them quickly and easily write and sell magazine articles. This course evolved from my own struggles learning how to write articles for magazines. The course includes audio/video presentations, hands-on writing, and downloadable handouts. The lectures and videos guide you through the article writing and development process from start to finish. As a result, by the time you complete this course, you will have written an article that is ready to submit to a magazine editor for publication. This course is designed to be self paced. It is best to complete the lectures in sequence because each lecture builds upon the previous lecture. The course also includes editing and proofreading guidelines that will help you polish the articles you write and impress the magazine editors you work for. You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon completion of this course. Let's get started. I'll meet you inside! Carol Here's what some of my former students have said about this course: "After taking Writing for Publication, I went from no sales to regular sales." —Andrea C., Sacramento, CA "Who knew writing could be so easy? This is one course that teaches skills you'll use again and again." —Sunny W., Monterey, CA "Carol cuts through all the hype and clearly explains how to get the creative muse to write." —Jake M., Orange County

One of the biggest struggles writers have is with their mind. Doubts, fears, negative thoughts, dealing with reviews and opinions. These things can derail your business and take energy away from what is most important...writing and publishing your books. Through this training, I will help you gain a better understanding of how to deal with these problems , so you can build your business more easily by focusing on what you can do and what is most important for your ultimate success. Too many talented writers don't get what they deserve because they are distracted with obstacles that are beyond their control. How you react to those obstacles can make or break you. When you know what's holding you back, and you counter with the right methods, you will be able to free your creativity to succeed writing books. Even if you question your ability to write good books, I will put that into perspective for you too. You don't need to be a university educated author to do well publishing your own books. In fact, you could be doing yourself a disservice writing to that standard in most markets. You just need to write what your readers can enjoy reading as I will explain. I focus on keeping everything simple so you can learn and get back to your writing. The videos are short, the messages are direct, and they are based on the correspondence I've had over the years dealing with thousands of authors, many who have gone on to unbelievable success once their own belief systems have been reset correctly. There are downloadable transcriptions of each video. After you've completed this course you should have a whole new level of confidence that you can write, publish and profit from the skills you currently have now.

Do you have a great idea for a novel, short story, play or screenplay, but don't know how to get started? In this lively and fun course, Steve Alcorn shows you how to turn your idea into reality. Learn the basics of: Story Structure Character Development Viewpoint & Tense Writing Scenes Crafting Dialogue Manuscript Polishing Getting Published Beginning Writer's Workshop shows you how to become a professional author while having fun and learning the tricks of the publishing trade. It's a fun and exciting class for all aspiring writers!

Hello and welcome to this course on Journalistic Writing! Many people write. Novel authors do it. Secretaries do it. Journalists do it. But every text type is very different. Writing is way more than putting word after word to get a sentence. Different texts have different target groups and different purposes. A novel should entertain you. A business email should lead to a contract or to another form of business relationship. And a journalistic copy should inform you in a way that you are able to form a solid decision about an event or a situation. When it comes to journalism, there are even different kinds of copy types with different purposes and forms. Solid writing techniques are absolutely essential for professional journalists. And in this course, we will teach you everything you need to know about professional journalistic writing. First, we will cover all the basics. You’re going to learn the 5 Ws and 1 H-questions a journalistic copy has to cover, and you will learn what news values are. Second, you’re going to learn the different sections of a text. What is a lead? What are nutgraphs? And what are kickers? You will be able to answer that in detail. Then we’re talking about text composing. There are three composing methods: The Inverted Pyramid, the Hourglass, and the Five Block story form. In the third section of the course, you’re going to learn more about different purposes of texts, namely about news, features, and opinion writing. Then we will take a closer look at reporting and interviewing. Finally, we will talk about the differences you have to pay attention to when writing for print, online, radio, or TV. You see, there is a lot to know about journalistic copies, and professional writing required an in-depth knowledge about all this. See you in the course! The course is based on a script by Kathryn Quigley. Kathryn is an associate professor of journalism at Rowan University in New Jersey, United States. She earned her BA degree in Communications from Villanova University and her MA degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland. She worked as a reporter at daily newspapers in Philadelphia, North Carolina and Florida. She is a freelance writer and author of the textbook Introduction to News-Writing: The Real Scoop, published by Kendall-Hunt in 2012.

Negative emotions and life stresses are one of the Three Key Elements that create Writer's Block. While we may want to write, often if our system is processing or dealing with emotions then this is difficult. Created by psychologist Luke La Vie, this course assists anyone writing in any field - academic, legal, research or creative. The training examines the seven major problems that negative emotions cause for our writing. We also implement and fine-tune specific proven solutions to eliminate the writer's block that can result from these problems. Specifically, you will learn: What Writer's Block is, how it is related to changes in brain processing and why it can affect anyone at any time Seven problems that are related to negative emotions that create writer's block Too upset to write Can’t properly focus Regular, daily life stresses i.e. a rough day at work Big, critical stressors i.e. relationship break-up, job loss, death Distraction Lack of ideas Feelings of stress Every lecture in the course has practical exercises that ensure you learn powerful solutions. The result? You will be able to write freely and easily again. Your instructor, Luke La Vie, has over a decade's experience working as a psychologist and assisting people. You will be able to ask questions and will be well-supported with any concerns.

Children's books are fun to read, and delightful to write. Share yours with a child, grandchild or the public, by discovering the way to write compelling children's literature in the exciting, hands-on course. Whether your goal is a picture book, storybook, middle reader or young adult novel, this course provides all the tools you need to succeed. You'll discover the joys of all these different children's genres: Picture Books Concept Books Storybooks Emergent Readers First Chapter Books Middle Readers Young Adult Novels The course introduces you to great fiction and nonfiction children's books for all ages. Step by step, you'll learn and practice: What Makes Great Children's Literature The Difference Between Story and Plot Dramatic Elements for Great Fiction Character Building Tips for Polishing Your Work Once you've created your book, you'll learn how to: Find a publisher or agent Capitalize on the lucrative world of self-publishing Market your book for fun and profit! In addition to the lessons, the course offers extensive supplemental materials, including reference lists of great children's books in all categories, and more than a hundred links to web resources vital to any children's author. Whether this is your first children's book or you're an experienced author looking for new techniques, Writing for Children has what you need to get your idea published. Enroll now!

This course will show you how to create a profit pulling writing business by transforming yourself into a writing "company" from a freelancer and help you make more money than an average freelancer. There's a difference between a freelance writing business and offering writing services as a full fledged writing company. Its diffiult for freelancers to get consistent work and make decent money because the "trust" factor is missing when it comes to freelancers. This course will show you how to present yourself as a full fledged responsible writing service providing business that your customers can trust. You will learn how to get high paying customers on board and also how to negotiate prices with them. These customers are not to be found on freelance websites and not only are these customers willing to pay good prices for quality writing but they are also going to provide you with consistent work. You will learn how to identify the "writing needs" of your customers and also how to collect high paying writing orders from them without ever having to pick up the phone. You will learn how to research your articles and write them super fast. The techniques used here will help you increase your output without increasing time spent. If you want a full fledged writing business and enjoy and lifetime of passive spendable income, this course is for you.