Our course has been compiled for people of all ages, backgrounds, educational levels and writing ability, to develop and hone their writing expertise.
The Online Writing Course was conceived as a form of training for prospective writers who may live too far away from any Workshops and formal Training Facilities. Training is divided into 8 workshops comprising notes and exercises for each Workshop. The first five Workshops cover writing fiction short stories for magazines and the exercise for Workshop 5 is to submit a complete short story and send it for assessment using the techniques taught. The final three Workshops start the student on a fiction Novel.The book, Getting Published, is an interactive guide to writing and getting your work published. This book has received excellent reviews and has sold well in South Africa and other parts of the world. It contains a CD full of additional exercises and creativity modules that will complement the course. As you work your way through the course you will be guided to relevant sections of the book which will enhance the topics being worked on.
Each exercise is assessed by a professional writing tutor, who will return your work to you with comments and corrections that will assist you to improve your writing and style.
NB: Only the exercises prescribed in the Online Workshops 1-8 will be assessed. Exercises undertaken from the book or CD are for your own benefit and will not be assessed. Workshop 1:There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island... and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.Walt Disney