Online Class: Write Tidbits for Tots through Teens
This course is designed for those who consider writing nonfiction for kids a creative venture. It is designed to help the writer sell two types of short fillers that abound in children's magazines: crafts and recipes. A short segment also will concern writing up cute kid sayings for adult markets. The student will learn how to build an Idea Bank to work from, how to study a magazine and build a market list for each writing. Marketing strategies and basic manuscript format will be covered. Students will leave the class with 15 "tidbit" writings ready to market--and enough ideas to keep them busy writing for months.
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.
This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.
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1.0 CEUs
Course Description
This course is designed for those who consider writing nonfiction for kids a creative venture. It is designed to help the writer sell two types of short fillers that abound in children's magazines: crafts and recipes. A short segment also will concern writing cute kid sayings for adult markets. The student will learn how to build an Idea Bank to work from, how to study a magazine and build a market list for each writing. Marketing strategies and basic manuscript format will be covered. Students will leave the class with 15 'tidbit' writings ready to market--and enough ideas to keep them busy writing for months.
Write Tidbits for Tots through Teens is open to beginning writers as well as to authors with published credits. This course requires students to 1) complete and submit all lesson components, 2) participate in class discussions, and 3) check in with the instructor at least once a week. The course is self-paced.
The goal of the class will be for student publication before or shortly after completion. It is designed to help the writer sell two types of short fillers that abound in children's magazines: crafts and recipes. A short segment also will concern writing up cute kid sayings for adult markets. The student will learn how to build an Idea Bank to work from, how to study a magazine and build a market list for each writing. Marketing strategies and basic manuscript format will be covered. Students will leave the class with 15 "tidbit" writings ready to market--and enough ideas to keep them busy writing for months.
Instructor Margaret Shauers has an extensive background in writing and teaching. She also teaches "Children's Fiction: In-Depth Plotting" and "Write Short Stories for Children" for UniversalClass.
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.
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).