Should I take a writing course? That is a question you might be asking yourself. And the answer is: You should consider it if you don’t know much about writing.
Our DNA
It is said that we all have a story in us. But while that may be true, it is also true that most of us are not born with a basic knowledge of writing. On the other hand, you may have been born with a desire to write as part of your DNA.
I believe that describes me. I was born into this world with a DNA that led me first to reading books and later a desire to write books. Unfortunately, I wasn’t born with the knowledge of how to write.
Later on when I asked Jesus into my heart and was born again, He gifted me with writing talents. But they were innate. That is, I didn’t sit down right after getting saved and begin writing books. I needed to be taught.
Writing Courses do Exist
There are plenty of writing courses available for you and they come at a variety of prices. Some are good and some not so much.
Have you seen the ads for writing courses that promise you four,-five,- and six-digit incomes from writing? Some of these involve copywriting, which we are not concerned with here.
But there are writing courses available.
School of Hard Knocks
Let’s say you google ‘writing courses’ and discover that they either promise the world or are quite costly. You throw up your hands and say, “No way! I’ll do it myself!”
Well, you just signed up for the School of Hard Knocks, which I am a proud graduate. But I don’t recommend it.
Besides, why should you re-invent the wheel? Or in this case, why re-invent writing?
That is where writing courses come in. And it is why I write this blog and why I am now offering a writing course designed for your busy time and wallet. But before I talk about our course, I want you to be aware of others that are available.
More on the other side of this break.
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Other Writing Courses
There are some excellent courses available. And there are others I would not touch. I am sure you have seen ads on Facebook and other social media where you are promised or perhaps guaranteed that you will write a bestseller within a very short time.
Consider this:
There are thousands of newly published books every week or two. That means that if you sign up for a course today, there are already multi-thousands of books and authors already out there before you get your first lesson!
What to Look For in a Writing Course
A good writing course will teach you the basics of writing. Some of your more expensive ones will teach you advanced writing skills. But what you need are basic skills. So, what are they? These skills are:
- How to discover your genre (and what a genre is)
- Character building
- Scene development
- Time and location of your story
- Viewpoint
- Grammar
- Basic Editing
- and more
As you can see there is a lot to know about writing, but don’t let that intimidate you. A good course will teach all of that in easily digested lessons.
School of Hard Knocks
The question is not what course to take if new to writing, but what course you will take. If you decide that you can’t afford to take a writing course or you have a strong do-it-yourself attitude, then you will take the School of Hard Knocks.
But before you decide on that plan of action, let’s take a look at the true cost.
- Frustration – It is an extremely frustrating school.
- Time – Failure is your primary teacher and consumes time and energy.
- Wrong Tools – Wrong tools and wrong lessons learned.
- No guarantee – No guarantee you will ever graduate.
Authors Basic Training Course
The killer for most people is the cost for these courses. I have seen courses that cost upwards of $1,000, $1,500, or more. I couldn’t afford them which is why I ended up in the School of Hard Knocks.
Earlier I said I would tell you about our writing course. We at T&R Independent Books started the Christian Authors Business Institute which offers the Authors Basic Training Course.
This six-month course covers all the items mentioned above and more. Each lesson comes with a brief video presentation plus a PDF lesson. All to be downloaded at your leisure and studied at your pace. Plus, these lessons come packed with additional tools that you can download and put in your digital library.
Writing Course Description
I am personally excited about this class. Registration for the next class has already begun and I will provide a link. But let me describe the class first.
One of the things I believe strongly is in a close relationship between student and teacher. Although we are not in a physical classroom, our digital classroom includes:
- a brief video for every lesson
- scheduled live Zoom meetings (two)
- up to three student requested private Zoom meetings which will be private.
- Downloadable PDFs for your digital library
Registration for Writing Course
If you are interested in a writing career and would like a no-nonsense approach that will provide you a level playing field where you will have the opportunity to succeed, then click on the ‘I want to Learn More’ link below.
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