Beginning Writer's Workshop

Beginning Writer's Workshop

If you have a story that needs to be written, an online writing workshop is a great place to start. This course will help improve your writing skills and discover new ways to stretch your creative muscles.

Requirements

Some of the best works of fiction and nonfiction were crafted in a writer's workshop. This online course will help you write your own creative piece. Like a true writing workshop, you will learn literary techniques, peer review a classmate's work, and receive constructive criticism on your work.

In addition, you will learn how to move your work from the prewriting stage to editing and final revision. You will also learn how to use literary devices, meaningful dialogue, and imagery in your different drafts. By the end of this online workshop, you will have a thoroughly developed creative writing piece. You might even be ready for publication!

Lesson 1 - Preparing to Write

Lesson 2 - brainstorming, lesson 3 - literary devices, lesson 4 - genres, lesson 5 - peer review/workshop, lesson 6 - story, plot, and narrative, lesson 7 - characters and dialogue, lesson 8 - points of view and tense, lesson 9 - descriptive writing, lesson 10 - overcoming writer's block, lesson 11 - editing vs. revision, lesson 12 - getting published.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Microsoft Word is recommended (not included in enrollment).
  • QuickTime .
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader .
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

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Carmen Marquez

Carmen Marquez is a seasoned journalist, writer, and writing instructor. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Rutgers University and teaching certificate from Montclair State University.

Instructor Interaction : The instructor looks forward to interacting with learners in the online moderated discussion area to share their expertise and answer any questions you may have on the course content.

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Brookdale Community College

New jersey, united states.

Brookdale Community College is a 2-year college in northern NJ where students can receive an AA degree with a concentration in creative writing. The program includes classes in mixed genre, fiction, poetry, script-writing, and creative non-fiction. There is a student literary journal, Collage, and a Visiting Writers Series that hosts 6 readings per year. Students also have the option to be a part of the creative writing club, to participate in trips to the AWP Conference, the bi-annual Dodge Poetry Festival, and a study abroad program in Paris. The school has numerous articulation agreements for its creative writing students so they can transfer to four-year schools such as Rutgers, Farleigh Dickinson University, New School in NYC and more.

Contact Information

765 Newman Springs Road English Department Lincroft New Jersey, United States 07738 Phone: (732) 224-2650 Email: [email protected] www.suzanneparker.org

Minor / Concentration in Creative Writing/Associates +

Undergraduate program director, suzanne parker.

Bio: Suzanne Parker is a winner of the Kinereth Gensler Book Award for her poetry collection Viral (Alice James Books, 2013), which was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and was on the National Library Association’s Over the Rainbow List of recommended books for 2013. She is also a winner of Tupelo Press’s Sunken Garden Chapbook Award for her collection Feed (Tupelo Press, 2016). Her work has recently appeared in Passages North, Tampa Review, Notre Dame Review, Diode, Cimarron Review, and Hunger Mountain. Suzanne is a poetry editor at MEAD: A Magazine of Literature and Libations; she directs the creative writing program at Brookdale Community College in NJ and teaches in the MFA program at Manhattanville College.

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0013 - Introduction to Grant Writing

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In three 2.5-hour sessions, you’ll discover the best sources to find both public and private funding

  • Understanding pre-grant writing steps
  • Understanding the requirements of the different types of funders
  • The essential elements that must be in every grant
  • Insights into online grant writing
  • Insight on how to use AI to help enhance your proposal
  • What makes proposals appealing and appalling

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Course Fee non-credit $179.00

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