Online Writing Courses: Improve your Skills in Weeks

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Developing good writing skills is key to becoming a writer. Take a course, sharpen your creative toolkit, and get professional feedback.

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Writing Webinars

Learn writing craft in interactive monthly writing webinars. You get member-exclusive lessons on finding your writing voice, building character arcs, writing gripping dialogue, the ins and outs of publishing and more. Watch anytime, anywhere.

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Enroll in a structured online writing course

Group Coaching

Learn how to write a book together with your writing peers, with guidance, coaching, feedback and writing sprints from coaches who have done it all before.

Publishing

A five-month course, designed by USA Today bestselling author JT Lawrence, for writers looking to publish.

Kickstart your Novel

Finish the first three chapters of your novel and synopsis with feedback from your personal coach.

How to Write Dialogue

Learn how to format dialogue, how to use dialogue to illustrate characters, subtext and context and more.

Download a practical eBook guide

Now Novel Guide cover - How to Plot a Story: Plotting, plans and arcs

How to Plot a Story: Plotting, plans and arcs

Learn the ingredients of an intriguing plot, plotting and outlining tips, and how to write effective story arcs.

Now Novel Guide cover - How to Write Real Characters: Creating your story's cast

How to Write Real Characters: Creating your story's cast

Learn how to create realistic characters who move and entertain readers.

Now Novel Guide cover - How to Write Real Characters: Character description

How to Write Real Characters: Character description

Learn how to describe characters at first introduction, including how to describe appearances, habits, tics, movement and more.

Now Novel Guide cover - How to Write Scenes

How to Write Scenes

Learn the elements of compelling scenes and how to start, develop and end each unit of your story effectively.

Enroll in a short, free writing course via email

Get writing tips, examples and short exercises delivered to your inbox over the next 5 days.

Now Novel free email course icon - Beginning your Novel: Writing a Great First Chapter

Beginning your Novel:

Writing a Great First Chapter


Now Novel free email course icon - Writing a First Draft: Organizing your Process

Writing a First Draft:

Organizing your Process


Now Novel free email course icon - How to Plot a Novel: Plot, Subplot, Arc

How to Plot a Novel:

Plot, Subplot, Arc


Now Novel free email course icon - Writing Gripping Stories: Pace, Tension, Action

Writing Gripping Stories:

Pace, Tension, Action


Now Novel free email course icon - Characterization 101: Writing Believable Characters

Characterization 101:

Writing Believable Characters


Now Novel free email course icon - Writing Vivid Setting: Mastering 'Place'

Writing Vivid Setting:

Mastering 'Place'


Now Novel free email course icon - Worldbuilding: For Fantasy and Sci-Fi Writers

Worldbuilding:

For Fantasy and Sci-Fi Writers


Now Novel free email course icon - Write Better Dialogue: Crafting Conversations

Write Better Dialogue:

Crafting Conversations


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There are many benefits to taking a writing course online. Flexibility. Low costs versus classroom learning. An online novel course that teaches you how to plot and finish writing a book equips you with writing skills you'll keep forever. Take a novel writing course including workbooks and videos for practical insights and learn to write online at your preferred pace.