Course Offerings

For many of us, writing is more than a profession, it’s a calling. It’s our way of impacting the world. Whether you are just getting started writing, or you are an experienced writer seeking to level up your writing, our writing courses offer quality writing instruction by a seasoned professional at a price you can afford.

• Write YOUR Novel YOUR Way. Learn to write your novel from a seasoned novelist and writing teacher by respecting your unique writing style. This in-depth course covers creating a premise, developing characters, structuring the story, and creating the world of your story. The course includes feedback from the instructor, optional Zoom workshops, and a critique of up to 20,000 words of your novel.
• Write and Publish a Short Nonfiction eBook in 30 Days or Less. Short nonfiction eBooks of 10,000 to 20,000 words are popular on Kindle. They can be written in a short time and published directly to Kindle for less than $20. This course lays out a thirty-day plan for writing and publishing your book.
• A Quick Guide to Writing Magazine Articles. Writing short nonfiction for magazines, blogs, websites, and e-zines can provide a steady source of income. Learn the basics of writing and selling magazine articles.
• Turn Words into Cash. While you are working on that novel, there are ways to make money writing that you may not have considered. This course covers five such opportunities. Each lesson contains specific step-by-step instructions on how to make the most of each side gig for writers.
• The No-Excuse Zone: Reality-Based Planning for Writers. Setting goals and creating action plans to achieve those goals is vital to a writer’s productivity. More often than not, though, those plans go astray almost as soon as they are made. Life gets in the way. Reality-based planning assumes that life will get in the way and helps the writer still be productive in the real world of a day job, soccer practice, chores, and emergencies. Start making AND KEEPING goals with effective reality-based planning.

Publishing is no longer exclusively controlled by the major publishers. Today, authors have the option of successfully publishing their own books. There are companies out there that will charge thousands of dollars to help you make this happen. However, you can take charge of the publishing process yourself and publish books for less than $20. Our courses have saved students thousands.

• Effortless eBook and Paperback Formatting. You don’t have to know code or learn complicated programs to format your book for publication. You can format an eBook in a matter of a few minutes just using a word processor. Using a free program, you can format your print volumes in under an hour. This course shows you how.
• Fire Your Cover Designer. You might think that it takes a great graphic design artist to create a book cover. In fact, you can create professional covers right on your own computer for under $10 using free or low-cost software.

In our fast-paced world where keeping skills updated and acquiring new skills is imperative for both professional and personal success, a market has opened up for independent teachers to share their skills online in a global classroom. Our courses help you meet this demand. These courses are based on the best educational practices that will ensure student success.

• Become an Email Educator. Offering courses online does not need to be complicated or involve the use of sophisticated technology or media. If you have an email account, you can become an email educator. This course leads you through the process of creating a profitable online course delivered by email to your students.
• Create a Course Using ChatGPT… and Remain Human Doing So. Using generative AI tools like ChatGPT to help you create courses does not have to suck the humanity out of the process. This course shows how to use ChatGPT as a tool to help with the process while preserving the human element.