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Creative Writing Accountability Group

WRITING 705

Join a critique-free group to keep you on track to reach your writing goals while learning new tools and best practices for getting words on the page.

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What you can learn.

Join a supportive community of writers cheering each other on
Get tools, insight and support from a seasoned writing instructor
Check in each week to document and celebrate your progress
Identify best practices that help you and your writing thrive

About this course:

Creative writers thrive when they work in community. This course offers students an opportunity to focus on reaching their writing goals without the stress or anxiety of critique and workshop. Students check-in weekly to describe their progress and their struggles with their project, receiving general guidance from a seasoned instructor and enthusiastic support from their classmates. Each week, instructors provide motivational tools, best practices, and encouragement to better equip each writer with a supportive foundation upon which to complete their work. By the end of the course, you are closer to your goal and have made meaningful connections with other writers.

Winter 2025 Schedule

January 8 - March 18

This section has no set meeting times.

Available

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Instructor: Brian Sonia-Wallace

400990

Fee:

$99.00

Online

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Notes

This online course is conducted through Canvas, a secure website that allows students to log in to access lectures, discussions, and other course materials on demand. There are no required live class meetings. Each course is structured with weekly assignments and deadlines. Lectures and coursework are accessible throughout the week. Workshops are conducted in writing via discussion boards with your instructor and classmates.

Early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after January 22, 2025

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

(Optional) Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Lamott, Anne

ISBN 9780385480017

(Optional) Situation & Story by Gornick, Vivian

ISBN 9780374528584

(Optional) The Creative Act : A Way of Being by Rubin, Rick

ISBN 9780593652886

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