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| Free articles from our Chatroom Team. These articles are in PDF form. You can open and read them
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"Critique Guidelines" by Audrey Shaffer
"Why Blog?" by Audrey Shaffer
"Understanding RSS Feeds" by Audrey Shaffer
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Have you found a terrific
site/course/workshop that really helped your
career? Tell us about it!
email audrey
@ writerschatroom.com
The following is a list of
writing classes, courses, and e-courses found in
various newsletters and on the Internet.
These links were active on the day of
posting. No
warranties are expressed, implied, or meant to be
construed, nor are any guarantees or endorsements
offered, as to the value, acceptability, or other
promises which may or may not be made or intimated
while visiting any website listed here. This listing is for
informational purposes only.
If you have taken a class you
would like to recommend and have listed here,
please contact audrey@writerschat.com
| Many of our chatters are interested in copywriting. Linda has compiled a
list of links where you can learn more:
COPYWRITING
"Steve Slaunwhite"
www.forcopywriteronly.com
COPYWRITERS:
What do you want to achieve this year?
More clients? Higher paying assignments? A six-figure income? All of the above?
This newsletter will help.
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Landon Porter
http://www.ItsMyWayNow.com (Note from Linda : He’s a
copywriter but is trying to sell you his “system”.)
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"Bob Bly"
http://www.bestkeptcopywritingsecrets.com/
What they say about Bob Bly
"One of the best
copywriters in the business."
--Michael Meanwell, author, "The Wealthy Writer
"Bob Bly is one of the most
successful copywriters in the world. I've used his services and purchased a lot of his materials
-- and always profited from both."
--Bob Serling, President, Idea Quotient
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"Clayton Makepeace"
http://www.makepeacetotalpackage.blogspot.com/
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Peter Bowerman http://www.wellfedwriter.com/ezine.shtmlHYPERLINK
"http://www.wellfedwriter.com/"
and
www.wellfedwriter.com
Books,
Ebooks,
Teleseminar CDs, Free Ezine Signup, CDs,
Mentoring, Seminars/Events, Testimonials, Attn: Media
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Gary Bencivenga
http://bencivengabullets.com/bullets.asp
Checklist of 15 Proven
Offer Ideas
to Boost Your Response
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Chris
Marlowe
http://www.freelancersbusinessbulletin.com/
(We have one of Chris’ articles on
our blog.)
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http://www.lindajhutchinson.com
Check out the “Copywriting Services” page.
Let me help you define your
"voice".
"Advertising that works!"
"Copy" that works!
Writing Classes
http://www.absoluteclasses.com
Open Enrollment Model,
Personal Attention From Your Instructor, Tutorial Option
New classes starting in January 2007
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http://www.absolutewrite.com
Forums, Screenwriting, Freelance Writing, Novels, Non-Fiction,
Specialty Writing and more...
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http://www.copywriter.typepad.com/copywriter/ 2005/02/free_writing_co.html
Categories
100 ways to be more
creative, Be more productive, Blogging for Dollars, Business blogging, Creativity,
Get started as a freelance writer, Hire a copywriter,
Internet marketing, and many more...
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http://www.createyourscreenplay.com
Bonding Character, Building your story, contest page, coaching
service, CYS newsletter, CYS Templater sample, formatting, first ten pages, get started,
genres, query letters, research tools, screenplay correct order page, writing books
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http://www.digital-e.biz/
Free E-courses
Getting publicity for your
home business;
Marketing your home
business;
For writers: developing a daily writing habit to zoom you
towards a profitable home-based writing career.
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http://www.docnmail.com/learnmore/writing.htm
Writing Subcategories
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Children's Books
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Fiction
• Newsletters
• Nonfiction •
Novels •
Query Letter •
Research Papers
• Screenwriting
• TV Sitcoms
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http://www.eleaston.com/writing.html
Business Writing,
Types of Writing, Writing Guides, Writing Courses online
Citation, Grammar,
Handwriting, Punctuation, Spelling and Vocabulary
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http://www.food-writing.com/pages/7/index.htm
Next Session of Eat, Drink and Make Money: All About Food
Writing online class will begin Monday, January 1, 2007.
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http://www.freeu.com/writing.html
Finding Your Voice, Developing Skills, Genre Writing, Business
Writing, Publishing, Writing and Beyond.
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http://www.hatrack.com/writingclass/index.shtml
Collection of 30+ writing related educational articles. Last
updated March 7, 2006, but full of good information.
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http://www.humorwriters.org
University of Dayton,
Erma Bombeck, Writers' Workshop website
Email list and announcments,
plus many extras
Picked by Writer's Digest magazine as one of the "101
Best Web Sites for Writers" for 2005 & 2006
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http://www.inktip.com
Getting the right script
into the right hands.
Screenwriters, Industry Pros, Successes, Consultants & Analysts,
Contests & Festivals, Resources and more...
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http://www.lifewrite.com/html/class.htm
"Steven Barnes' Free Writing Class!
...slightly modified form, the complete text of the 9-week writing class I've taught for years
at UCLA. To my knowledge it is the only completely free program of its depth and scope
available on the WWW. "
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http://www.literaryworkshop.com
"The Literary
Workshop is a free creative writing workshop developed for novice writers who want to
sharpen their writing skills and became published authors.
We offer free writing classes to all who are interested and our
aim is to provide motivated individual a wide variety of writing workshops. We have fiction
writing workshops, mystery writing workshops, science fiction workshop and much more."
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http://www.mediabistro.com/
Jobs, classes,
community and news for media professionals.
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http://www.thewritersworkshop.net/
Classes
Seattle Writing Classes * Online Writing Classes * Travel
Writing Classes * Nature Writing Classes * Fiction Writing Classes * Novel Writing Classes
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http://www.vu.org
Welcome to
Virtual University, the Net's oldest learning community and a pioneer in Web-based education!
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http://webdelsol.com/
Upcoming events:
Ghost Ranch Writers
Conference --AZ (Feb. 2007)
Algonkain Park Novel
Workshop --VA (March 2007)
NYC '07 Pitch-and-Shop
Conference --NY, NY (April 2007)
Harpers Ferry Writers Conference --VA (May & June 2007)
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http://www.woodenhorsepub.com
"Contact and publishing information, editorial calendars, reader
demographics, editorial concepts, writer's guidelines - and much more!"
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http://www.writersweekly.com/wwu/courses
"WritersWeekly University
provides educational courses for writers via email."
Currently Offering:
*The Art of the Press
Release
*Remember, Write And
Publish Your Life Story
*Creative Workout: Tirning Everyday Objects, People And Events
Into Stories
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http://www.writer2writer.com
Writing Courses:
*Earn $125/hour or more
Writing For Websites * Easy Way To Screenplays * Show, Don't Tell Mastercourse * Easy Way To
Write Romance * Easy Way To Write the Mystery Novel * Learn To Write Thrillers * Learn To Write
Horror * The Easy Way To Write Fantasy * The Writer's Journal * The Easy Way To Self-Edit *
Outside the Square Fiction Workshop * Become a Food Writer
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http://www.writergazette.com/freebies.shtml
Free: Courses, Programs,
E-books, Reports and Products
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http://www.writer-on-line.com
Named one of
Writer's Digest's Top 101 Web Sites for Writers for 2005.
"The category we were selected for is Articles, Tips, and
Discussion Board. We've got the articles, we've got the tips, and soon, we will have the
discussion board."
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http://www.writerscollege.com
Seminars: Book Reviews
That Rock, Cooking up a Cookbook, Quizzes that Sizzle
Courses: Be Your Own Literary Agent, Body Build Your Story, Book
Promotion, Book Promotion Timetable Workshop, Book Reviews, Childrens' Fiction...and many, many
more.
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http://www.writersgazette.com
"Writing.Com is the online community for writers and readers
of all interests and skill levels. Whether you're an enthusiastic, creative writer looking for
the perfect place to store and display your writing online or a casual reader searching for a
good story, Writing.Com is the website for you!"
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http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com
"Now, you can get all the professional writing instruction
you'll ever need without leaving your own home! Whether you need to brush up on the basics,
want to start writing poetry or have a particular problem with your novel, you'll find just
the class you need at Writers Online Workshops, from the publisher of Writer's Digest."
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http://writersvillage.com
Over 200 Writing courses $10.99 per month for unlimited courses
or $69* per year (*$30 registration fee required)
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http://www.writingbliss.com
"The Writing Bliss!™ Series consists of free and
fee-based e-mail courses for writers. They're fun, creative, motivating and guaranteed to get
you writing! Try one or all of them today!"
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http://www.writingclasses.com
One-Day Workshops
--Saturday, Jan 6 (11 different topics)
10 & 6 Week Workshops:
Starting the week of
Monday, Jan 8 (5 topics)
Starting the week of
Monday, Jan 15 (20 topics)
Starting the week of Monday, Jan 22 (9 topics)
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Building your own website? Then you should learn
about Search Engine Optimization and website
marketing. SEO TRAINING CLASS
http://www.gnc-web-creations.com/seo-optimization.htm
"We provide a structured SEO training class through our
private Yahoo group:
SEO Techniques.
The online class is 100% free and is email based. You work at a pace that is comfortable for
you."
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Small Business Training Center
http://www.gnc-web-creations.com/web-training.htm
"What began as one small training class has grown to fourteen
active online groups. The SEO Training and Successful Website Marketing classes continue to be
the core of our training program. We have also added three additional training classes, six
supplemental interactive discussion groups, and three special focus groups." | | |
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