There are writers who complain that they cannot attend writing courses at colleges or community colleges or other places because they don't live close enough to any of them to take advantage of them. Online writing courses wipe out that excuse---oops, I mean reason. Another reason people don't sign up for these courses is money. There are some fine ones that will cost you nothing but your time.
Yesterday, I received notice of an online course offered for free from the University of Iowa through their International Writing Program. The name of it is Hidden Meanings: Creative Fiction, Non-Fiction & Facts. This is the newest one of many offered free because of grants the university has. The program itself is called MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
The course can be taken on your own schedule from now through December 31. It's a good opportunity as there will be no more free online courses through this program in 2020. Go here to sign up and see more info re the course. My biggest concern is that it comes at a very busy time of year for most people.
The course is open to all writers at all levels anywhere in the world. The University of Iowa's writing programs are highly regarded.
If you would like to see past courses, which you can still do online, go to this site. Scroll down to the two boxes that say How to Use This Site and View the Mooc-Packs and check out the several available at no cost.
If you go to a search engine and use 'free online writing courses,' you'll see a good selection. I would advise checking into them before signing up. I'm certain some are better than others. But, since it's free, you don't have a lot to lose. There are many online writing courses that charge various amounts, many being several hundred dollars. Will you get a lot more from them? I have no idea, but that old adage comes to mind--you get what you pay for. That might not always hold true. One of the free courses could be just right for you while the costly one might not. The problem here is that you won't know unless you pay the money and take the class.
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