Online Courses
Currently there are 1907 courses in the course catalog you can take online or at home
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Our online writing courses prepare you for a career and help you hone your creativity. Whether you want to write poetry or memoir, craft a novel, or become a freelance writer, these online classes will help you get started.
Writing Courses
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A Fast Track Approach to Making Money as a Freelance Writer (Instructor-Led)
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED247-D
Designed to aid individuals interested in increasing their income as a freelance writer.
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A Fast Track Approach to Making Money as a Freelance Writer (Self-Directed)
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED247-B
Designed to aid individuals interested in increasing their income as a freelance writer.
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Beat Writer`s Block with Journaling
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED200
A program for the beginning and "blocked" writer who needs a jump-start.
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Better Business Writing in One Week
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED516
This practical course helps business professionals write with greater confidence and accuracy.
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Brilliant Business Writing and Communication
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED516-C
This course helps business professionals write with confidence and precision while learning the principles of effective communication with their own writing coach.
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Business Writing
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9115
The course will also review in detail the strategies required to win contracts or decision makers' approval. How to anticipate and answer decision-makers' concerns and questions and how to ensure a clear, credible and compelling presentation.
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Certificate in Web Content Creation (Master Classes)
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED232-B
A professional certificate in writing and editing web content.
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Creating Popular Web Content (Master Class)
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED232-H
Write Web content that persuades your visitors to act, join the discussion, resolve their problems, and buy your products.
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Crime Writing
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9116
hroughout the course you will learn how to research police reports, forensic techniques, crime scenes and you will learn to think like a criminal.
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Discover the Benefits of Self-Publishing!
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED300
If you are considering self-publishing your book, this course will provide you with a systematic approach for accomplishing that task. You will learn how to format your manuscript so that it is ready for the printers; how to register your copyright, get your ISBN number, Library of Congress Number, and EAN; identify binding and paper options, and how to market your book and sell it.
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E-mail Gems
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED1905
Do e-mail messages in your company resemble screen versions of the junk mail cluttering mailboxes today? E-Mail Gems helps participants develop screen savvy as they create electronic messages readers view not as junk but as gems.
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Editing and Proofreading
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9117
By doing this course you have chosen to enter a highly regarded profession, and as you progress through its stages, you will be provided with all the skills and knowledge needed to be either as a freelance proofreader/editor working from home, on either a part time or full-time basis, or employed full-time within the publishing industry.
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Editing and Proofreading
ProTrain Online Course Code: PRO1127
Writing is often seen as the glamour part of the publishing industry, just as actors and directors are the much-hyped up part of the movie world. But behind all these people are those who ensure that the end product makes sense and is free of mistakes.
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Enter the Net--Writing for Online Media
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED207
Write for online publications! This course involves internet research and submission to online publications.
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Fiction Writing
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9118
Fiction writing is a craft which must be learned, like any other. This course is not among those which declare, "Anyone has it in them to write a good short story".
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Foundations of Wills Writing
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9431
In this unique course the student shall become accredited with a certificate in the Foundations of Wills Writing. To acquire certification, the student will be assigned the construction of his own valid Will, meeting all legal requirements necessary for probate.
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Freelance Journalism
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9119
This course teaches you the writing skills needed to get into print, from letters to the editor to full articles on travel or many other topics.
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From Beans to Brew: Creating Characters
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED209
This course explores how to create believable and lifelike characters.
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Getting More From Books: Intro to Literary Analysis
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED238
This course makes reading more fun and more meaningful by teaching basic literary analysis.
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How to Beat Writers Block
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED221
A program for the beginning and "blocked" writer who needs a jump-start.
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How to Get an Accent in a Month: A Brief Study of Southern Literature.
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED205
This course examines characters, scenes and plots involved with Southern regional literature.
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How To Make Money Writing For Newspapers
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED247
Designed to help the beginner start earning money writing for newspapers.
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How to Write Short, Short Fiction
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED217
This course explores writing short fiction pieces.
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How to Write Your Life Story
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED216
Bring memories and facts of the past together for current and future generations
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Just Write! Keeping a Journal
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED206
It`s never too late.Get started recording your life.
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Learn a New Career or Expand Your Income By Freelancing for Newspapers
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED203
Learn how to approach and write for print media.
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Learn How To Write Effective Persuasive Written Communication
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED519
Perfect short course for those seeking to persuasively communicate with their audience through written communication.
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Learn to Be Your Own Editor
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED219
This course helps students learn basic editing techniques.
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Novel Writing
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9120
Create memorable characters, gripping plots and vivid settings with the course in Novel Writing.
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Poetry For Profit and Play
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED214
This course is designed to help the inexperienced poet write for profit or pleasure.
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Poetry Writing
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9121
So put your love of words to good use and enjoy the benefits of being able to communicate your innermost thoughts and feelings with the School's Poetry Writing Course.
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Poetry Writing For Dreamers and Non-Dreamers
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED203
One-on-one mentorship. This course teaches the craft of poetry writing resulting in publication and ISBN(see full description).
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Professional Writing Skills at a Glance
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED1906
This course covers the following three major areas of professionals writing skills.
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Revive Your Writing!
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED208
Bring your tired sentences, your terminally ill passive verbs, and your ailing descriptors.
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Romantic Fiction Writing
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9122
Throughout the course, you'll enjoy the help from your tutor to ensure that you acquire the right style, the right tone and vivid imagery that makes your reader see the setting and feel the atmosphere.
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Scriptwriting - TV, Film, Stage, Radio
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9123
Starting with this essential course in Scriptwriting, you will be taught the fundamental skills of writing the feature film script, from the original idea to finished screenplay. You'll learn how to apply your new found skills to every type of television and film script, from Comedies to Soap Operas.
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Short Story Secrets
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED204
Designed for the writer who wants to move beyond a first draft.
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So You Wanna Be A Lyric Writer
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED101-C
Learn from an expert how to compose lyrics and submit them for publication and performance.
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So You Wanna Be A Newspaper Correspondent
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED10I-I
Learn from an expert how to be a correspondent. Let an experienced journalist evaluate you to see if you have what it takes to be a correspondent.
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So You Wanna Be A Poet
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED101-F
Learn from an expert how to write poetry for profit or pleasure.
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So You Wanna Be a Web Writer or Editor
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED101-H
Find out what it takes to become a Web writer or editor, how to decide between freelancing and staff jobs, where to find work.
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Taking the "Grr" Out of Grammar
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED1908
Grammar and punctuation rules are tools to help you communicate more clearly. You will enjoy learning and working with practical rules that relate to typical business writing.
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The Free-Lance Writing "Toolkit"
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED247-C
The "Toolkit" is designed as a creative approach to help the learner design, implement, and practice his/her objective to become a successful free-lance writer.
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Typing Pal--The Best Online Typing Course
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED2902
Quick and easy way to learn keyboard typing!
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Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED213
Learn how to produce "marketable" script in a minimal amount of time.
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Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks with Final Draft (Latest Release)
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED210
Learn how to produce a "marketable" script bundled with award wining Final Draft Software
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Write for Business with Companion CD
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED2988
Write for Business, an award-winning business writing and communication handbook for professionals in every business field, helps promote effective written and oral communication skills.
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Write for Business-Proofreader`s Guide-eBook
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED2989
The Proofreader`s Guide is a handy, quick reference guide containing all the information you need to accurately proofread your documents.
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Writers at Work Certificate Bundle
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED254-E
Enroll in all four of our best selling Writers at Work Series and earn a Certificate from an Accredited State University.
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Writing and Selling Travelogues
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9124
Embrace the wonderful world of the travel writer and experience one of the most wondrous and rewarding occupations with this course
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Writing Biographies, Autobiographies and Family History
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9124
This course will enable you to shape a diverse and colorful assortment of personal vignettes and stories into a graceful, coherent narrative that conveys the larger story of your life and will stimulate your creativity and get you writing one of the most important stories in the world - YOURS
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Writing for Children
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9125
This course gives you the unique opportunity to develop a career as a children's writer. The course has been developed to provide you with the knowledge to develop ideas for books and short stories through to the actual art of children's writing.
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Writing Great Copy for Magazines
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED218
During this course, students explore various aspects of writing for magazines.
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Writing Historical Fiction
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9126
The historical novel, a firm favorite with the reading public, is a genre which attracts many writers. Here is a practical and easy-to-follow course, written with expertise and authority, for any aspiring author who wants to work in this field.
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Writing Saleable Articles
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9127
There is no question that the quickest and most convenient way to make money from writing is to produce saleable articles. It is the quickest because mass market magazines are constantly on the look out for new articles, and it is the most convenient because the subject material can be something you already know about.
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Writing Short Stories
Stonebridge Associated Colleges UK Course Code: DED9128
Learn how to create the character, use description, create a setting and plot a short story with this course in Short Story Writing.
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Writing Web Content (Master Class)
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED232-F
Write web content that persuades, informs, entertains, inspires, and sells.
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Writing Your Life Story
Distance-Education.org Course Code: DED211
Record the events and people of your life.
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