WritersWeekly University - Course Descriptions

Welcome to WritersWeekly University!

What is it?

WritersWeekly University provides educational courses for writers via email.

How does it work?

When you sign up, your email receipt will contain the date when your class begins.

On the Friday before the class begins, you will get an orientation email with more information.

A new lecture and assignment is sent to all students every Monday during the run of the class. Students participate at their leisure, anytime that week, via email. We know how busy everybody is, which is why we don't make everybody come to a certain webpage at a certain time on that day.

All students correspond directly with the instructor during the course of the class. But, you can always email wwu-support - at - writersweekly.com if you're having any difficulties.

What courses are offered?

WritersWeekly University is currently offering these courses:

The Art of the Press Release: How to Publicize your Accomplishments, Make Contacts and Snag More Writing Assignments (3-week mini-course)
Whether you've just published your first novel, won a writing award, or landed a large local writing contract, you deserve some recognition for all of your hard work. Sending out a press release to your city newspaper, a national publication, or even a news syndicate is a great way for others to learn about your accomplishments! But more importantly, it's a way for potential readers and clients to learn where to buy your book or how to contract for your professional writing services! ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Remember, Write And Publish Your Life Story
This super fun 6-week course will result in your memories being recorded, in chronological order, and, ultimately, your finished autobiography! Interact with other students, share memories and enjoy the support you need to complete this simple project! Graduates of this course are automatically accepted into BookLocker's print-on-demand publishing program. Your autobiography can be published as a trade paperback or hardback book for as low as $217. (Add $99 for original cover art.) Your book can also be available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, BooksAMillion.com and also through special order at any bookstore via Ingram, the largest book distributor. ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Creative Workout: Turning Everyday Objects, People And Events Into Stories
In this high-impact, pens-on class, we will explore how to turn the contents of your pocket into a poem, a ranting e-mail into a humorous essay, or a discarded postcard into a short story. This class invites beginning, veteran, and all writers in between who are either feeling stuck with their creativity and need a little boost to get back into the flow and passion of writing, or for those who simply think they have nothing to say (or don’t know where to start!) to experience the three primary genres of creative writing. We’ll talk about "the basics" (craft elements) of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in order to get comfortable with developing works on your own. ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Marketing Boot Camp For Freelance Writers
What's marketing got to do with freelance writing? In short, Cha-ching! Marketing is what generates your income. And though many writers consider it a time-consuming-tough-selling chore, unless you've got a cushy contract or trust fund, it's just something that must be done. ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Cash in on Newsletter Writing and Publishing: How to Land Corporate Newsletter Clients
Want to write and publish newsletters for businesses? This class is all you need to get started! ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Cash In On Teens And Tweens!
There are currently 31 million teenagers in the United States with $150 million in buying power. This translates into hundreds of publications (print and online) that are looking for content of interest to these readers and consumers. Whether you're a professional writer or a part-time freelancer, your areas of writing expertise can find a new life by targeting teens and tweens (children ages 7-12). Let Victoria Groves introduce you to this huge market, and show you how to break in with ease. ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Writing As Healing: The Power Of Personal Stories
This class uses journaling, life-writing (stories based on personal experience), short fiction, and visionary creative nonfiction (stories based on what we'd like the future to look like) in order to encourage personal and/or community exploration and healing. ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Finish Your Novel In 8 Weeks!
This course is for writers who have started a novel, but now find themselves unable, or unmotivated, to finish. One-on-one, the instructor and novelist will address writer's block, research gaps, craft or technique difficulties, and time management issues to enable students to complete their first draft in 8 weeks. This class is fun, yet requires a commitment from each student. If you really want to finish your novel in 8 weeks, this is the course for you. ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

Local Newspaper and Magazine Markets: Tap into Yours!
You will learn how to approach a local editor with a goal of securing regular freelance assignments, tips on writing articles that will leave them (and your readers) asking for more, and how to use your clips as a launching pad for even more work. ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

BAM: Book a Month
In this class, we're going to structure, focus, refine and plot your novel or nonfiction book. During week three, I'll call you to personally discuss your progress and your manuscript. At the end of six weeks, you'll walk away with the essential elements of a dynamite query letter and a complete plan for finishing your manuscript. In addition to the personal phone conference, the course includes the ebooks BAM: Book a Month and BAM: Advanced Fiction Techniques. (NANOWRIMO writers, this is perfect for you!) ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

BAM Advanced Fiction Techniques: First Pages
Agents and editors plow through hundreds of manuscripts every week. You've got only a few pages to impress them -- really, only a few paragraphs -- before they toss your manuscript on the return-to-sender pile with a nasty red REJECT stamp on the first page. What keeps them reading past the first paragraph? Do you know? Work One-on-One with a Bestselling Author to get your manuscript in shape! ---> MORE DETAILS | REGISTER

How to I register?

Simple! Use the form here.