In this course, learn how to plan, research, write, edit, and publish your work. Discover how to gather information using research, interviews, and observation techniques. Examine how to choose a writing style, structure, and slant. Explore how the publishing industry works and what techniques you can use to get noticed by editors and agents. Learn strategies for setting a writing schedule, banishing writer's block, and actually finishing your book.
Additional information: This course is offered through ed2go. Find out more about ed2go.
These 6-week online courses are designed for working professionals and those seeking personal advancement. From the start date, students have access to their courses 24/7. There are no live lectures or specific days and times students must be logged in. Each Wednesday and Friday, the instructor releases a lesson, for a total of 12. There is a 2-week period at the end of the course to complete the final exam.
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2025 registration is now open.In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery