There are several universities that offer free online writing courses! That's perfect for us work-at-home writer moms who are trying to juggle the kids and the budget along with the projects we need to complete.
The list of universities offering these free courses is pretty impressive:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit.edu)
* Introduction to Fiction
* Writing and Reading Short Stories
* Advanced Essay Workshop
Utah State University (usu.edu)
* Intro to Writing Academic Prose
* Intermediate Research Writing
* Technology for Professional Writers
Open University (open.ac.uk)
* Fiction Writing Course
* Descriptive Writing Course
* Essay Writing Course
University of Utah (utah.edu)
* Introduction to Shakespeare
* Introduction to Creative Writing
Western Governors University (wgu.edu)
* Rhetorical and Critical Writing
* Language and Communications
* Literature Course - Parts I and II
Purdue University (owl.english.purdue.edu)
* Pattern and Variation in Poetry
* Proofreading Your Writing
* Conquering the Comma
Steven Barnes' UCLA Writing Course (lifewrite.com)
* 9-Week Introduction to Screenwriting Course
News University (newsu.org)
* Cleaning Your Copy
* Beat Basics and Beyond
* Covering Breaking News
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E-Zine University (ezineuniversity.com)
* Writing Clearly and Effectively
* Conquering Confusing Words
* Quick Ways to Clean Up Your Writing
Wikiversity (wikiversity.org)
* Introduction to Web Writing
* Technical Writing Courses
* Narrative Dialog Editing
Be sure to check out the listing for more information about these schools and their free classes. I'd like to find the time to take the News University courses along with the E-Zine University offerings.
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