Whether you're a seasoned author with 20 books under your belt who needs a refresher, or a new writer eager to start your publishing journey, this course will introduce you to the basic foundations of writing to publish.

Learn how to publish your nonfiction book or novel with a traditional publisher. This course focuses on how you can research the book-publishing marketplace, approach an editor with your idea, write a compelling book proposal, and understand book contracts, royalty payments, and so much more.

In this course, you will learn the very best tips, tricks, and secrets that have helped me write thousands of articles for national and international magazines for over 50 years.

In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, writing provides an effective and far-reaching platform that pastors, ministers, and spiritual leaders can use to influence a broader audience. In this course, you'll discover how writing to publish can help you take the message of Jesus Christ beyond the walls of your church to reach millions of people around the world.

Setting up your writing space is one of the most overlooked aspects of a writing career. In this course, you’ll learn how to create a writing environment that helps you concentrate, focus, read, pray, and contemplate so that you will be equipped to write meaningful words that reach the “felt needs” of your readers. By creating a sacred space for your writing, you are also creating a sacred experience for your reader.

This course focuses on the top six reasons to publish. You'll learn how you can fulfill God’s purpose for your life by ministering to the world with your words. You'll also discover how to think more intentionally and critically so you can earn an income through your writing and provide for the needs of others. By the end of this course, you'll feel encouraged, inspired, and reinvigorated as you enjoy the deep, satisfying fulfillment that God desires for you as a Christian author.

Do you know someone who has a compelling story that needs to be shaped into a book? By partnering with them to write their stories, you can enter an exciting industry that has many benefits, including giving voice to the lives of others, creating lifelong friendships and collaborative partnerships, strengthening your own writing resume, and even earning significant income. In this course, you'll learn the nuts and bolts of book collaboration and how you can enhance your own storytelling skills by making a meaningful impact on readers.

Learning to write fact-based stories that read like exciting, captivating novels is one of the most rewarding skills that any writer can undertake. This course will help you discover new tools and techniques that will immerse your readers into the world of your narrative nonfiction. You'll learn how to create descriptive and vivid scenes, how to develop characters and deepen conflict, how to include suspense, mystery, and cliffhangers into your plot, and also how to capture the essence of the times, places, and historical events that shape your true, unforgettable stories.

This course will help you learn the art of personal storytelling by exploring techniques and themes that you can use to transform your life experiences into a captivating narrative that will resonate with your readers. In this course, you'll learn how to structure, research, and shape your memories into well-written, book-length memoirs that will leave a lasting legacy for your family and for generations to come.

Crafting effective stories is an essential skill for every writer. In this course, you'll learn how to conceptualize and structure your story, how to add conflict and resolution, and how to include concrete turning points, along with other essential building blocks that will impress your editors, satisfy your readers, and help strengthen your ability to write dynamic, captivating stories.

In this course, you'll learn how to write compelling book beginnings that will hook your readers. By analyzing numerous, brilliant beginnings by best-selling authors, you'll discover tried and tested techniques that will raise eyebrows, stir emotions, and keep your readers engaged until the end of your story.

Plots form the backbone of every successful story. In this course, you'll learn how to construct powerful, dynamic plots that will captivate your readers and keep them glued to the page as they cheer for your protagonist's journey. You'll learn how to craft rock-solid plot progressions that deepen character development and heighten the emotional impact of your writing. You'll also discover how to write the 20 most popular story plots that writers use most.

Creating believable characters is necessary for keeping your readers engaged in your story. In this course, you'll learn how to create three-dimensional protagonists and antagonists that drive your plot forward as they pursue their desires and react to their obstacles. You'll learn how to develop characters with realistic personality traits, backgrounds, motivations, inner conflicts, strengths, weaknesses, and desires that are both believable and satisfying for your reader.

Conflict is an essential part of every story. As they say, "You can't have drama without trauma." In this course, you'll learn how to increase tension and suspense in your writing, how to drive your story forward with complications and obstacles that disrupt your protagonist's life, and how to use conflict to expose your characters' greatest triumphs.

It's true what they say: "A picture paints a thousand words." But did you know that words can also paint a thousand pictures? In this course, you'll learn how to use metaphors and similes to transform abstract and boring concepts into vivid, concrete, and creative images filled with rich descriptions. When you learn the secrets of word-painting, your writing will stick in your readers' minds for years to come.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to wrap up your story in a way that delights your readers and makes them excited for your next book? In this course, you'll learn how to write brilliant book ending that are guaranteed to help you tie up loose ends, resolve conflict, and bring your story to its very best conclusion. We'll also analyze numerous book endings from best-selling authors so that you can learn the secret techniques that writers can employ to satisfy readers in every genre.

Did you know that you can build an entire career around writing magazine articles? In this course, you'll learn the four most popular types of articles that editors want, how to research the magazine marketplace, how to approach an editor with your idea, how to write a first-class query letter that gets your foot in the door, and so much more.

With its wide circulation of five million readers, Guideposts Magazine is the perfect venue for writers who want to offer hope, inspiration, and faith-affirming encouragement to people around the world. In this course, you'll learn how to choose your topics and ideas, how to understand and write for this magazine's target audience, and how to submit your perfect material to their editors.

As the saying goes, “You’re on your way to fame and glory when Reader’s Digest buys your story!” In this course, you'll discover how to break into Reader’s Digest by exploring their mission statement, the types of articles and topics they publish, and the five major categories open to freelance writers. You'll also learn detailed descriptions of the magazine’s readers, the particular submission rules, and other guidelines that will get you published in this magazine.

Magazine editors are desperate for exciting seasonal articles. In this course, you'll learn how to write holiday articles, how to break into new magazine markets, and how to make consistent income year-round by getting published again and again and again through holiday writing.

Writing a brief, first-class query letter to a magazine editor can be daunting for new and seasoned writers alike. But if done correctly, it's a sure-fire way to get your foot in the publishing door. In this course, you'll learn how to approach a magazine editor, how to communicate your article idea concisely, and how to sell your editor on your idea so that you get published again and again and again.

Attending Writers conferences can be one of the best ways to network with other like-minded writers and further your writing-to-publish future. In this course, you'll learn how to get the most out of your time at a writers conference, what to consider when choosing which conference to attend, what to do (and NOT to do) during the conference, and how to interact with editors and agents at the event.

At some point, every writer encounters "writer's block." This frustrating experience happens to all of us and can be triggered by a myriad of factors such as self-doubt, guilt, fear of failure, lack of inspiration, or external pressures beyond our control. In this course, you'll learn how to identify and conquer those stubborn blocks and barriers. You'll discover how to handle rejections from editors and criticisms from readers, along with other common issues that disrupt your creative flow and keep you from producing your very best writing.

In this course, writers of all levels will explore the various ways that journaling can be a powerful tool for personal and professional development. Whether you're seeking to improve your writing craft, outline your next book, or organize your thoughts for a new writing project, this course will help you delve into the transformative power of journaling.

In this course, you'll discover your value and worth to God and to others when you pursue writing as a vocation, a calling by God. This course will help strengthen your God-given belief in the writing gifts He has given you so that you can share the message of light and hope with a hurting world that is desperate to feel the warmth and power of God's love.

Book marketing doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, you can actually make money while marketing your book … and reach far more people in the process! In this course, you’ll learn the exact marketing strategy Denise George has employed for decades to successfully market her own books to millions of readers around the world.

Whether you'd like to write daily devotions for one of the many devotional publications, or compile your own daily devotions into a book, this course has everything you need to reach millions of readers all around the world.

In this course, learn how to leave a powerful legacy through writing your family history. After taking this course, you'll be equipped to research, compile, write, and publish the story of how God has worked in your family's life.

In this course, you will learn how to craft compelling blog posts that help you connect with your readers, add value to their lives, and point them towards your published books.

If you are interested in securing a literary agent in order to publish with a traditional publisher, this course is for you!

In this class, you'll learn everything you need to write (award-winning!) short stories that you can sell to countless publications.

In this step-by-step course, you’ll learn everything you need to know to earn an income through writing magazine articles. Whether you’d like to earn a few hundred extra dollars each month or replace a full-time income, this course is for you!

If you desire to connect with your reader on a deep, personal level, this course is for you! Learn to appeal not just to your reader's head, but to the heart.

Whether your books are traditionally published or self-published, this comprehensive course offers you the opportunity to not just share your fiction and non-fiction books, but also to earn a significant income doing so!

This collection of seven courses is the perfect place for a new writer to begin!

If you're interested in writing and publishing a book, this collection of five courses will get you started on the right path.

The seven courses in this collection will teach you everything you need to know to write excellent stories.

If you are a Christian minister or lay leader interested in writing to publish, this collection of five courses will teach you everything you need to know.

If you are ready to learn how to write magazine articles to earn an income or promote your books, start with the six courses in this collection.