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Writers Online Courses

Writers Online Courses: More than Just Courses

About Me

The Internet is full of writing course. However, those offered at writersonlinecourses.com are a little different. Instead of learning the theory behind writing a novel, follow one published author as she 'writes her novel.' Writers who need a life coach to help you succeed and learn the skills needed to be a career writer can find a lifecoaching course, as well as a monthly mentoring group.

Instructors are all:


- published, career writers
- certified, or working toward certification (non writing courses)
- have received 'higher training' in the courses they are teaching.
- trained as online instructors.
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Most Popular Courses


How to Write a Novel: Novel Walk Through Walk through the construction of a complete novel, from pre planning to first draft. This 10 week 'novel walk through' is more of a mentoring course and includes a Sat afternoon online lecture/chat.This course is ending Dec 15. However, students who want to go through the course and see that a novel was written within a few weeks, and how it was done, are free to do so for $20. This will start Dec 20. Students will be able to contact the instructor and discuss aspects of the course.
Life Coaching For Writers & Reach Your Goals in 12 Months
Instructor has passed her life coaching training, and is working toward certification. She is a published author who wants to reduce the time needed to succeed. This course is broken up by month, so writers can stay for as little, or as long, as they feel necessary.
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New Courses in January


How to Write and Edit a Novel
This course has received major Internet exposure at any school it was posted at. A full, one year course, it is the equivelant of a 5 month, non-credit, university course in fiction writing.
Writersonlinecourses is the first place to offer this course as a 'non-independent' study course. Students will be allowed to work at their own pace, taking up to two years to finish the course. However, they may also join the mentoring group, and receive 1:1 help with their own novel.
Editing for Beginners
This course will focus on the basic aspects of content editing, passive voice, and an 8 step editing process that will help writers 'know' their manuscript is edited.
Novel Structure & Content Editing
This course is for writrs who want to learn how to create a blueprint of a novel from today's bestsellers. It is also for writers who have finished their novel and want to find plot and pacing problems, flaws in the character growth arc, or how to increase tension and suspense in a novel.
Whether you pre plan or you write & gut this course will help you turn a first draft into a marketable novel, and prepare it for the polishing stage.

My Interests

FORUM Our forum has a critique group where writers can critique their own work - free, or choose a published author to critique their work - $15.

There are other groups at the forums,including a non-offical NaNoWriMo group. This group will also include an editing month.

Free Learning

www.inspiredauthor.com is a writer's courses hosted by writers who attend weekly training meetings, and follow a high standard. Articles are removed when they become obsolete, or trends change. 'Topic Editors' work to create complete tutorials at their site. Visit some of our most active topics:

Fantasy

Build a Career as a Freelance Writer

Author Self Promotion

Life Coaching for Writers

Books Four Writers Here is a bookstore 'just for writers' with many prices lower than new prices at Amazon. Delivery is to the USA & Canada Visit Bookstore

I'd like to meet:

We would like to meet anyone, at any level of their writing career. Writers who would like a private community to hold a book club can request one from Admin.

Writers Online Courses



While our new school platform is only a few months old, the writers at this school have many books, and many years behind them. We have some tips to offer new writers.

Join a Group We have joined many writer's groups at Myspace. If you can't find a group to join, then take a look at our group list and joine of of those.

Write Every Day While this is 'old news,' it usually takes writers several years to understand the importance of writing every day.

Join a Critique Group This is important. Of course, joining a crit group of unpublished authors may sound like 'the blind leading the blind,' but having other people's opinions can shorten the learning curve. www.writersonlinecourses.com/Forum/

Take Courses Of course, you knew this one was coming. This is good and bad news. The good news is, you do not need a university degree to become a fiction writer. The bad news is that you need to learn how to write 'your' story, in a way the publisher can sell it.

Free FORUM Our forum has a critique group where writers can critique their own work - free, or choose a published author to critique their work - $15. Visit Free Forum

Books for Writers

Here is a bookstore with 400 books written by writers and for authors. Feel free to browse and look through these 'classic' books for writers. Visit Bookstore

My Blog

Novel Writer Magazine

Novel Writer Magazine Purchase a PDF version of Novel Writer Magazine for $2.50 Click Here- to see our first issueWe wanted our magazine to be available internationally. However, there ...
Posted by Writers Online Courses on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:00:00 PST

Writer's Online Courses

Hello,The school's formatting is almost done. We only have one major bug left. We have started to upload courses. The life coaching course is receiving applause. The 'novel walk through' is more succe...
Posted by Writers Online Courses on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:10:00 PST

Free Author Chat Friday Nights

Novel Writer Magazinewww.inspiredauthor.com7 EASTERN time*Chat run on new javascript code. You may need to update your browser to access the chat.  Updating can take 10 minutes*Nov 11 Merryone, a...
Posted by Writers Online Courses on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:23:00 PST

How to Pick an Online Course

One of the things we have learned in our five years is that all online courses are not created the same.  Some have great content, and sound wonderful when the student signs up, but once in the c...
Posted by Writers Online Courses on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:11:00 PST

Writer's Magazine

 http://novelwritermagazine.bravehost.com/There is also a free forum where writers can chat and ask professionals questions at:www.forum.novelwritermagazine.comAnd, of course, there is alwasy our...
Posted by Writers Online Courses on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:56:00 PST

mentoring courses

We are wondering if we should build mentoring courses. These courses will  offer participants one hour a week of 1:1 time with a mentor, as well as lessons and resources to help the writer succee...
Posted by Writers Online Courses on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:43:00 PST

Writers Online Courses

Hello,I am pleased to bring www.writersonlinecourses.com to myspace. This public forum will be used to help answer questions and help students with problems.Remember that not all courses at writers on...
Posted by Writers Online Courses on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:58:00 PST