Short stories are a great way to begin prose writing and this course will show you how to get started. The class is intended for beginning writers who would like to either learn how to write stories or improve their writing abilities. If you are interested in creative writing and have at least a high-school reading and writing level, this class will inspire you. It allows for individualization so that you can focus on the elements important to your writing, and so that you can receive personalized reading recommendations and writing critiques.
You will learn how to write original short stories and feel comfortable moving from an initial idea and prewriting to plotting and writing and editing/rewriting.
Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish.
An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools
to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service
that manages all your course completions.
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1.0 CEUs
Course Description
Have you ever read a story and thought that you could have written it better? Have you ever had a brilliant idea for a story, but not known how to actually write it? Have you ever had children beg you for one more story before they go to sleep? If so, then you are interested in short stories.
Short stories are a great way to begin prose writing. This course teaches you how to write them. Lessons focus on practical instruction, including how to come up with ideas, how to begin writing, and how to form a story. Attention is also paid to developing your work and possibly publishing it.
This course is intended for beginning writers who would like to either learn how to write stories or improve their writing abilities. If you are interested in creative writing and have at least a high-school reading and writing level, then you will benefit from this course. It allows for individualization so that you can focus on the elements important to your writing, and so that you can receive personalized reading recommendations and writing critiques.
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
The purpose of the Certificate of Class Participation is to recognize the student's effort in completing all of the course requirements. The Certificate of Outstanding Achievement will be rewarded only to the most dedicated of students who have consistently produced work of a high standard.
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).