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to the largest Web-based writing school

To view the course descriptions, go to the COURSE CATALOG (there's also a button at your left). Each catalog entry links to a course description page. To register, just scroll to the bottom of the course description page.

You may register by secure credit card, using PayPal, or send us a US-bank check, or a money order.

In Brief:

How do I sign up for a course? (Step-by-step).

I'm not so sure about this. (Can I trust you guys?)

Why are the classes so expensive? (Answer: they aren't)

How do I give a course as a gift?

More than 60 courses. Taught by writers for writers. We're an online correspondence school. Lessons are posted on web pages or come to you by e-mail. There is no "brick-and-mortar" classroom. There is no specific "class time" for you to be at your computer. You read the lessons and do the homework on your own schedule.

Your course starts the Monday after you register and lasts for 4, 6 or 8 weeks. We also offer 'Extended' courses which last twice as long and cost slightly more. Explain this to me.

In addition, we have some very inexpensive one-week seminars which also start the Monday after you register.

Most courses are basic. The few with prerequisites are so marked.

Prices are low, and there is a 10-day full-refund drop period if you don't like what you see. (Drop period does not apply to seminars.)

Newsletters are posted online. Sign up here for email notices.

Newsletters are weekly if we feel like it, and not if we don't. News, muses, essays, funny photos, whatever. The newsletter is not mailed to you but, rather, is stored on this web site, and you may view the latest one Here. Signing up in the box above means you will receive a notification e-mail when a fresh newsletter is posted.

 

School News:

We have a bunch of new courses to announce. Check them out in more detail at the Catalogs page:

Article Writing: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see your article and name appear in Cosmopolitan or Flair; Entrepreneur or Newsweek? The pride and joy is indescribable. And the pay, not bad! Learn how to become an accomplished article writer and pitch your work to magazines of your choice. It’s all in the writing, selling and presentation and this course will teach you step by step, how handle each one of them.

Publish Your Writing Creative Writing that Creates Income! with Ned McIntosh: This course offers a series of progressive one-page Teaching Guides of the crafts of writing and submitting, leading up to the specific goals of submitting works for publication. The course should help determine whether the student has both the talent and drive necessary to become a published author.

Experimental Fiction Joining the Dialogue with Tantra Bensko: If you enjoy the idea of pushing beyond the boundaries of ordinary fiction, this course will allow you to play, and to forge new directions in literature which remain compelling for the reader. You will also consider how you fit into the history and ongoing presentation of experimental fiction, delve into new parts of your psyche, and start making connections with magazines.

Essays and Personal Stories: This is a class for any writer who is motivated to write short pieces based on his or her personal experiences, explorations, dreams, longings, emotions, thoughts, and/or ideas. These pieces can be targeted to magazines or complied into a book.

Flash Fiction: Flash fiction, when crafted with care, works within the boundaries of the genre and on the periphery of traditional storytelling. In the world of flash, a compelling story can be told in fewer than a hundred words!

Nonfiction Book Proposals: The best kept secret to marketing nonfiction books is that you don’t have to write the entire book. In this course, you will learn about all of the elements that need to be included in a book proposal and how to put them together for maximum effect on the agent and/or editor, setting you on the path to signing a contract with a publisher.

Shadow Writing: Are you curious about writer’s block (a myth), the dreams, longings, cravings, obsessions, and needs that distract you from your writing because of the strength of their grip? Do you suspect that there are depths that you can’t quite reach in your writing for fear of turning up something unpleasant? In this class, we will turn toward these things. Step on the accelerator and move into one of the darkest places you’ve ever been as a writer—your own unconscious.

Web Presence for Writers: Develop a basic knowledge of the internet, how it functions, how web sites are made, and the steps necessary to build your own web site. Learn how easy it is to have your web presence!

Today's Featured Courses:

There are MANY more courses. Click here to see the ENTIRE COURSE CATALOG with more than 60 courses. Click on the links below to read about today's featured courses.

Book Reviews That Rock (The 1-week seminar. There is also a full course.)

Finding Books To Review And Places To Sell Them When you read a book, you always have an opinion about it, don’t you? Turn that opinion into cash by writing book reviews! How do you get books to review and where are the best places to peddle your freelance reviews after you’ve written them? As part of the unique KISS series (Keep It Short, Sweetie!), this one-session seminar will whet your reading—and writing—appetite and answer some basic questions about the world of book reviewing.
Article Writing

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see your article and name appear in Cosmopolitan or Flair; Entrepreneur or Newsweek? The pride and joy is indescribable. And the pay, not bad! Learn how to become an accomplished article writer and pitch your work to magazines of your choice. It’s all in the writing, selling and presentation and this course will teach you step by step, how handle each one of them.
Book Promotion

Even the best book won't sell unless people know it's available. Learn how to present your book for greater sales whether you have a publisher or are self-publishing.

Book Reviews

Learn everything from coming up with a story idea to preparing a completed manuscript for sale in this popular genre.

Magazine Query Letters

Learn to write a query letter that can attract the interest of an editor and clinch the sale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five Easy Steps to Registering for a Course:

1) Click on the COURSE CATALOG button at the top left in the Navigation area. That takes you to an alphabetical listing of all courses. (So will clicking on the link here.)

2) Scroll down, reading the mini-descriptions, to find a course that interests you.

3) Click on that course name to read a full description, course outline and teacher biography.

4) At the bottom of that individual course description page are links to use to register for the course. One link is for checks and money orders, the other for credit and debit cards.

5) When we receive your registration, we'll assign a start date, usually the next Monday, and notify your teacher.

Not sure about us?

Read our FAQs (Frequently-Asked Questions) page. If you have questions not answered there, e-mail us at Director@WritersCollege.com In the US you may also call 813-236-7509.

But know this too: WritersCollege.com started in 1998 and, with more than 60 courses, is one of the oldest and largest schools on the web. We have taught students, thousands of them, from most of the countries of the world.

We don't cheat people. We don't even see your credit cards; that's one reason we use PayPal. No other school offers a ten-day no-questions-asked refund.

The only question is: Will you work hard at learning the information? That is the biggest single determinant of success.

Why are the classes so expensive?

The short answer is: They are not. Some of these same courses are or were taught by the same teachers, for major universities, and at a fee as much as 3-5 times higher.

Keep in mind that the most expensive form of education is personal experience. Having the benefit of our teachers' personal experience is a lot cheaper than starting from zero yourself.