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Provider: Skillshare
Do you find yourself checking out your competition late at night? Are you wondering how you can make your brand sexier and get your audience to engage more?
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How do you write a successful complete story arc about a life youre still living?
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About this Class
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Knowing how to pitch and write for brands is key to a successful freelance writing career — and its never been more important than in todays digital content-driven world. In this 30-minute Skillshare class Contentlys Brian Maehl breaks the process down into simple steps so you can advance your writing career and get paid to create content that you’re proud to show in your portfolio. Key lessons include: What content marketing is
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Do you get frustrated with watercolor and all those details? Cant seem to work wet in wet with watercolors. Do they dry to quick on you and you get those blooms or unattractive watercolor spots? Try this ACEO mini painting or Artist Trading Card size. This is a very quick tutorial in under 20 minutes to create a simple reflection of the fall.
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Provider: Skillshare
In this class we’ll be taking an honest look at the stories we tell ourselves. We all have things we need to improve though when your Inner Voice is taken over by the Inner Critic opportunities for self-improvement are obfuscated by narratives of self-doubt and inadequacy. Developing self-compassion is the process of reevaluating how we speak with ourselves. It’s a practice of radical self honesty . There’s no shortcut to reach this stage but there are some steps we can take to empower ourselves and give an appropriate reply to these harsh internal dialogues.
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Provider: Skillshare
Join one of Wattpad s most successful writers Ali Novak for a fun straightforward class on editing and revising your writing. While writing a draft is a feat in itself revising and editing your work is when your story takes shape and the real writing begins! In this 25-minute class Ali walks through the process of polishing a manuscript for publication. She works on strengthening each part of her story examining plot holes pacing and character structure — all to help you learn a set of techniques to level up your writing and make your work clean concise and clear. Whether youre a writer looking to get your work published or you just enjoy writing and want to improve your critical eye this class will help turn your ideas and drafts into well-developed polished stories. __________ This class is presented in collaboration with Wattpad the worlds largest community for readers and writers. Looking for more writing classes? Check out more classes with Wattpad Stars including Writing for Online Engagement with Rebecca Sky Writing for Consistency with Ninya Tippett and The Creative Writers Toolkit with Lindsey Summers .
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Provider: Skillshare
Do you love interactive books from childhood? Those pages that flip open have holes in them or have a pocket or door?
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Are you ready to live a more joy-filled life and begin taking responsibility for your own dream? Join multi-hyphenate star Emma Gannon as she shares the power of making a creative pivot and how making a change can be the key to professional and personal fulfillment.
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Provider: Skillshare
Unlock calm and creativity with two easy drawing exercises you can use anytime anywhere!
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Provider: Skillshare
Create a character you truly care for so you can stay inspired and motivated through the challenging writing process!
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Provider: Skillshare
Aram Atkinson winner of Filmarket Hubs 2021 UK TV Pilot Screenplay Contest guides you on a journey to overcome writers block. In this fun and practical class Aram shares his proven methods that helped him break through his own mental barrier to write an award-winning 70-page screenplay a new short story every 2 weeks for 8 months and start writing Medium articles all within a year!
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Provider: Skillshare
Join SFF author and Youtuber Jenna Moreci and learn how to effectively market your writing and grow your readership by building a compelling customized author platform.
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Provider: Skillshare
I started documenting my life over a decade ago. I committed to keeping track of all my experiences - good and bad - as they unfolded. Raw honest unfiltered. For me and my eyes only.
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Provider: Skillshare
Do you find yourself doodling in the margins daydreaming about your next vacation? Combine your love of travel and drawing to create a quirky illustrated map! Take an adventure into your imagination with illustrator and children’s book author Mike Lowery! From first sketch through final polish you’ll learn how to draw a ready-to-share map that captures the personality of a place you love. Whether its your hometown or dream destination Mike’s step-by-step guidance guarantees that you’ll be transported while learning essential illustration skills you’ll return to again and again. Use your tools of choice to follow along with key lessons: Researching to discover the personality of your place
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Its a fact. We all hate online ads! They usually pop up in the most unexpected moments and most of the time theyre boring and super annoying.
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Provider: Skillshare
Dont settle for the swipe copy a manufacturer sends you or a few haphazard sentences you wrote just to get the job done. Engaging product descriptions involve so much more than text—they incorporate SEO best practices multimedia (not just static images!) and provide customers with answers to the questions they need in order to convert. Join Maddy Osman SEO Content Strategist from The Blogsmith in a session focused on creating engaging eCommerce product descriptions that actually convert.
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This is an introductory course to starting a creative practice with Art Journaling using Gouache.
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Provider: Skillshare
In this Class we will explore the processor of creating an effective YouTube Video Script. I will take you behind the scenes with an insight into my YouTube Script Writing Process from Start to Finish! Including how to find YouTube Video Ideas Plan for Shooting and the Final Video Script for Presenting to the Camera.
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I love keeping a nature journal but painting with watercolours in nature can be challenging especially if youre out hiking or traveling and youre short on time. I wanted to share the many quick techniques that Ive learnt to painting nature scenes in a journal but because there are so many elements to nature I decided to break them up into smaller classes.
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Have you ever wanted to express yourself through poetry but didnt know where to start?
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Hello and welcome! My name’s Claire and Im an illustrator that recently partnered with Grand Canyon National Park to design centennial posters . I’m sharing my tricks for illustrating imaginative natural landscapes with pen ink and watercolor. This course will tackle the tricky business of diving into messy compositions through bite-sized steps. You’ll learn how to:
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You dont need to be a skilled artist to benefit from a creative practice. Creativity is useful for anyone looking to approach their work in a fresh way and to solve problems creatively. In this class youll learn 7 simple exercises to get your creative juices flowing. These exercises are quick and easy to complete and can be used to form a daily creative habit or to help you break through when youre stuck on a project. This class is for people from all walks of life who are looking for a fresh approach to their work no matter the field. You do not need to be a skilled artist or to have any special tools - you just need a pen paper or table and an open mind!
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Provider: Skillshare
“How to Write a Blog Post . . . That Strangers Will Actually Read” is an accessible conversational class that covers all the basics of blog writing 101. You’ll learn all the essentials in how to craft a personal or business post that’s both informative and engaging from finding a focus to writing a catchy headline to structuring a story to finding your writing voice to establishing credibility in the big bad blogosphere.
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Learn how to incorporate affirmations into your art journal—and letter them beautifully!
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Provider: Skillshare
Dream of starting your own podcast but don’t know where to start? Learn how to write record and launch your very own podcast in this introductory step-by-step class! Anchor’s John Lagomarsino walks through each step of the podcasting process from honing your initial idea to launch and promotion. Easy-to-follow lessons include how to: Plan your pilot episode
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This class looks behind the words and focuses on the essential dramatic theories that create compelling scenes and complex characterisation.
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In this class I will show you how to create your own sketchbook with watercolor landscapes studies.
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Provider: Skillshare
Do you want to get more focused and have a simple system to help you prioritize whats most important while carving out time to recharge throughout the week? You can 3x your productivity and set yourself up for a successful week with this incredibly effective Weekly Planning Guide.
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If youre interested in writing a short story and dont know where to start this is the class for you.
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Provider: Skillshare
Maybe youre the kind of author who writes by the seat of your pants. Or maybe youre a plotter whos looking for a new method of planning your next novel. Either way this character-driven method for planning and writing a novel without plotting is perfect for you!
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This class focuses on journaling happy moments from your everyday life using Procreate. Throughout this class you will learn how to get started on Procreate and complete a 7-day gratitude diary using different brushes and colors.
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Provider: Skillshare
Ever wonder what makes a great opening scene? In this 45-minute class New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older shows you how to craft a compelling opening scene for your story. Using the first and last drafts of the opening scene for his urban fantasy novel Shadowshaper as a case study Daniel breaks down the anatomy of a scene and provides clear and useful exercises to help you analyze character movement and structure. By the end you’ll have the tools needed to build gripping opening scenes and write cohesive stories! Throughout the class you’ll be learning about: Microcosms and Macrocosms: how scene and stories are deeply connected
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This class is designed to help writers of all levels with their world building efforts when writing creatively. When writing your script your characters and your plot all are set against the backdrop of the world that you create. This class will help you with your world building hopefully helping you explore some different aspects of your fictional world to help add depth and breadth to your writing.
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Explore different ways to get your spark back if you’re feeling stuck.
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Provider: Skillshare
Ever wonder how jokes actually work? Want to learn the secrets of writing effectively with humor? Join author and educator Adam Wilson to learn how.
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Class Description
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Often in creative nonfiction it’s difficult to know where to begin. Which memory do you start with? How do you make sense of the stories you want to tell? These kinds of questions can be paralyzing but this class led by essayist Chelsea Hodson discusses the possibility of using the body itself as a writing tool and a place to begin. Chelsea will discuss a few of her favorite examples of writing about the physical body —everything from poems to essays to short stories. Shell also demonstrate her editing process in real time and discuss her own experiences regarding writing without expectation.
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Create a one-of-a kind handmade book with simple watercolor illustrations of petroglyphs or rock carvings. This class combines book making with watercolor painting to create in three easy steps: Prep the Pages Paint the Pages and Assemble the Book.
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Provider: Skillshare
The new Procreate 5x update is full of fun new filters and features. But where do you find them? Where is the private layer? What can you use the new selection tools for? What ARE all the new features anyway? If youre looking for a quick way to get up to speed on the on the new features in Procreate 5x this is the class for you. If youre new to Procreate Id recommend my Intro to Procreate class first. We wont be going over any basics in this class: were gonna cut straight to the chase. What are the new features where can you find them and tips and tricks for taking advantage of them. So lets get started!
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Many of us have strong opinions right now—personal and political beliefs we want to express causes we want to promote professional insights we want to share. But it can be difficult to cut through the noise of social media and the 24-hour news stream. In this class author and essayist Sara Eckel will show you how to write a persuasive essay and make your voice heard. Whether youre writing on a broad topic like health care or immigration or something very personal like how you met your spouse this class will help you stand up for your beliefs and speak for others.
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Provider: Skillshare
I love documenting my memories in fun unique ways by melding my love for mixed media and journaling. One of my favorite ways to create an interesting and fun page in my journal is to combine watercolor and collage. In this class I am going to teach you all the skills you need to create a gorgeous journal page to document your memories on using collage and watercolor techniques that I use in my own work.
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Provider: Skillshare
STRUCTURE WRITE AND PUBLISH A GREAT CREATIVE SHORT STORY STARTING FROM SCRATCH!
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Whether youre querying literary agents or self-publishing your book you absolutely need a short captivating description of your book that will HOOK your audience. Easier said than done right?
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Provider: Skillshare
The course introduces and explores a 6-part writing process suitable for any type of non-fiction writing. This process breaks the complex and often intimidating task of writing into smaller much more manageable pieces giving would-be writers a solid framework to guide them while maintaining complete creative freedom. In this class I use two pieces of free open source software: Freeplane and LibreOffice.
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Provider: Skillshare
Need a spark for your next creative side project? Looking to turn a personal passion into a portfolio piece? This inspiring and tactic-driven 25-minute class with artist Ivan Cash will challenge you to disrupt cultural norms and everyday habits through the art of Culture Jamming. Ivan provides five DIY creative exercises as a jumping off point for you – the creator the freelancer the artist – yielding original ideas for engaging social experiments that could be the next viral story. No matter your age background or level of experience anybody can jump right into Ivans tried-and-true creative exercises: Camera Rollette
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This class is for anyone who wants to learn how to paint clouds and the sky. Learn to paint fluffy etherial or dramatic realistic clouds. We will cover cloud anatomy color choices for your sky and practical tips and tricks for beginners and intermediate painters. Whether you want to observe and paint the sky on its own or integrate your cloud painting skills into a landscape painting you will learn the skills you need for it in this class.
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Provider: Skillshare
Youve written a book - now what? Join SFF author and Youtuber Jenna Moreci as she explains how to plan a successful book release without the help of an expensive marketing team.
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With the rise of Instagram we all have a chance to share our voice! In this inspiring short class youll learn a new way to connect with friends and followers—and create a personal beautiful poetry vignette! In this bite-sized class poet and performer Alison Malee shares her step-by-step process for transforming personal experiences into visual vignettes: a unique combination of text and image perfect for sharing on Instagram. Through a series of simple exercises you’ll learn how to: Choose a moment to inspire your poem
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In this class we will create an illustrated letter addressed to our future selves. The idea is to create a bridge between who we are right now and who we might become in the future. This class will invite students to self reflect in order to write a letter in the form of a personal narrative. We will then use this narrative as a base to draw our illustration.
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Tune into yourself—and take action towards the life you’ve always wanted—on this 10-day meditation journey with Justin Michael Williams.
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Writing your “About” page for your blog or business page is a daunting task. Even the most skilled writers struggle to write about themselves and there are so many different facets to consider when putting it together. How do you let readers or prospective clients know what it is that you do why you’re passionate about it and why they should care all while letting your unique personality shine through?
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In this course we’ll cover the basics of what a Zettelkasten system is. How to take good notes what tools to use and how to go about connecting notes in your system. I’ll walk you through my process for taking notes with online articles videos and books.
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Provider: Skillshare
Blogging without a process is an unnecessary waste of time and energy. Save yourself the anguish by starting with an outline. As a follow up to my popular Skillshare class How to Write a Kick-Ass Blog Post my new class How to Write a Kick-Ass Blog Outline shares my best advice regarding:
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Provider: Skillshare
This class is for those who seek to enhance their creative writing skills by focusing on one of the most important elements of any narrative: the characters. If you are a beginning writer or just want to learn another way to approach the art of creating realistic and well rounded characters then this class is for you.
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Provider: Skillshare
Write a smart sales pitch. Prompt real action. This class is because writing matters. Master your copywriting voice with entrepreneur Jack Zerby’s pithy playbook for inspiring action through words. This 75-minute class spans the history of sales letters as well as how to identify audiences harness popular writing formulas and create engaging headlines. Jack challenges us to improve our copywriting skills by spending just a few minutes writing every day. Its a class for everyone with a message to share. Watch 12 short video lessons. In entertaining and progressive units youll learn the principles tactics and writing frameworks that copywriters have been using since 1930. Why? Because they work! Intro to Copywriting. Use time-tested principles from legends like Robert Collier Gary Halbert and Dan Kennedy. Find out what makes copywriting a matter of both science and sales.
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The great thing about writing science fiction and fantasy is that anything can happen. The hard part is that well anything can happen.
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More and more blogs make their debut online every year and yours could be next! In this course well discuss why blogging can not only be a great hobby but turn into an excellent business for experienced bloggers. As an introduction to blogging this course will help you understand business terms like target audiences and why theyre important to creating a successful blog that can grow over time scaling with your life. The lessons in this course will go over: Choosing your blog topic and name
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Have you ever wanted to write and publish your own book? Do you write poetry but have no idea how to get it in book format? Have a zine you want to get out to your audience? Do you illustrate graphic novels but want to put the power of publishing in your own hands? If any of these scenarios spark your interest then this is the class for you!
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Provider: Skillshare
Where are my time poor creatives at? Isnt it always the way? So many other demands on our time right?
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Provider: Skillshare
This class is all about Hand Lettering tools! We will discuss the basic tools you need to get started as well as some helpful resources to add to your arsenal along the way. We will cover Modern Calligraphy Brush Lettering and Illustrated Hand Lettering Tools. You will also learn how to make references to take the guess work out of your creative process. By the end of this class you will know your tools and have guides to refer back to when you reach for that perfect brush or pen.
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I love art journaling and I was excited to learn more about making a customized book to make art in.. When I learned to bind my own books I was able to make a unique art journal to fit the size shape and material I wanted!
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In this class you will learn all about how to make beautiful vintage style journal pages. We will look at:
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You don’t have to travel 365 days a year to be a travel blogger. Yup seriously.
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Learn about the importance of creative sensibility—and find your own unique perspective!
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In this class were going to be crafting together your very own expert personal statement. For a lot of us the personal statement is often the most important thing that well ever write. Its the thing thatll determine the next 4-6 years of our lives. So its easy to see the importance of making sure its the best it can be. My names Shaene and Im a doctor Cambridge University Graduate and Oxford University Supervisor - and Ill be taking you from the beginning to the end of your personal statement journey.
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Writing can be difficult to manage — from ideation to structure to execution. This Skillshare class will encourage you to look at the total picture of your process and help you make it better. Taking a system design approach you’ll look at your writing process as a whole then break it down and analyze each of its elements.
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In this class we’ll take our sketchbook out into nature and sketch the summer. I will share lots of different ideas for drawing in your sketchbook now that nature is in full bloom and how you can explore sketching outside in summer. This class is one of four classes that guide you through the seasons and give you inspiration and ideas for sketching nature throughout the year.
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Provider: Skillshare
Want to take your journaling practice to the next level? Learn how to go beyond the written word with art journaling.
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Provider: Skillshare
Have you ever been reading a book and you just hit a wall? Does it feel like a struggle just to turn the page? If so the story in question may have a problem with its pacing.
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A workshop format class to figure out your brands voice. We will work through the personality of your brand to create a clear and compelling voice. Download the worksheets and lets go!
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Provider: Skillshare
This class will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a self-published title including guidance on many factors that will determine your books success right off the bat. Ive had SO many questions about how I did just that. How did I do it? Where did I start? How did I distribute my books? How did I make my self-published books best sellers? How do I format my file? Any mistakes learned along the way? What are the pros/cons to self-pub vs traditional pub? Well I promised I’d come back with these answers and what better time than when I graduated from self-publishing and moved into the world of traditional publishers?!
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Provider: Skillshare
How do you write a story that feels alive? What makes a story different from an anecdote? Join renowned urban fantasy writer Daniel José Older for a 40-minute dive into the fundamentals of narrative storytelling! Energetic bite-sized lessons explore: The "4 Cs" of storytelling: character conflict context and craft
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Provider: Skillshare
This class will teach you how to create beautiful and interesting sketchbook pages. It will introduce you to basic layout and composition principles you can use on each page and in each sketch so that your pages will look better immediately.
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After youve sat down and typed up a pretty killer blog post all that you really want to do is hit the publish button and call it a day. Well by following the steps in this course you can give your post an extra edge that will make it looked polished and engage your audience. At the end of the course youll have a blogging routine that you can follow to publish amazing posts rather than entries you feel simply werent your best work.
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Create content ideas for the next 3 months that will also rank well in Google within one hour!
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Looking to stretch your creative writing skills but unsure of where to start?
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Youll master the entire scriptwriting process & come away knowing how to turn your idea into a great screenplay.
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Let’s make a Vision Board together! We will completed a series of journal exercises to get clear on our vision and then make a collage to capture all our desires dreams and goals.
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The title of “writer” isn’t limited to those with their name on the spine of a book. Learn how you can claim the title for yourself — its easier than you think! Join writer Rumaan Alam to learn a simple four-step process for developing a regular and rewarding writing practice that fits your life. Whether you’re putting pen to paper for the first time struggling through writer’s block or revising the fifth draft of a story Rumaan’s personal practical exercises reveal an approachable framework that will help you claim the title of writer with confidence! Through step-by-step exercises you will: Feel productive even when you don’t have time to write
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Provider: Skillshare
When it comes to making a meaningful connection with other people nothing compares to your personal stories.
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Provider: Skillshare
Novelists often refer to “ character bibles ” when discussing the writing process. These “bibles” are intensive explorations of major characters—establishing traits beliefs and histories—designed to allow a novelist to understand not only who the characters are in his/her/their plot but who they were before the novel as well.
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Provider: Skillshare
The rise of sites like Medium and Longreads have inspired a resurgence in creative nonfiction—that compelling leisurely writing that weaves true ideas and characters into stories that reveal as much about its readers as its subject. But where do those stories come from? And how do they work?
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My name is Olaf I am a do-it-yourself filmmaker with over two-decade experience. Through my film career Ive directed actors like Academy Nominee Florence Pugh (Black Widow Little Women) James Cosmo (Braveheart) Johnathan Price (Brazil) Michael Imperioli (Sopranos) JJ Field (Captain America) to name a few.
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Provider: Skillshare
Have you ever made an editorial plan only to fall behind and stop using it a few weeks later? Are you looking for a plan of action with your blog that will allow for those bursts of inspiration but also support you when you dont have time to sit down and write (or just dont want to)? Do you want to look ahead for the future of your blog but feel like anytime you do it hinders your creative spark?
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Provider: Skillshare
Designs most prolific writer Steven Heller shares why writing matters and what designers need to know. Presented in collaboration with AIGA the professional association for design this 30-minute class will help you bring clear creative communication into every project.
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Provider: Skillshare
Follow along with me (AmandaRachLee) as I show you different ways you can add creativity to your journals and planners! In this 30 minute class you will learn my step-by-step process for turning blank pages into beautiful spreads combining elements such as lettering and doodling. I also share some of my journaling secrets and favourites throughout the class. This class is perfect for anyone who loves to doodle or add a little creativity into their life. No experience is necessary! By the end you will have everything you need to create your own journal and planner spreads with ease.
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Provider: Skillshare
“Were all in this together trying to make sense of what it is to be a human being. And its a hard and kind of beautiful and noble thing for you to try to do.” Join legendary memoirist Mary Karr (The Liars Club Cherry ) as she describes the processes she relies on to write beautiful visceral scenes that feel real to the reader and introduces you to the ways she has prepared to write her upcoming memoir Just You Wait. Through a series of memory-focused writing exercises Mary guides you through the tangled process of writing memoir and makes it clear distinct and actionable. Along the way she shares her wisdom and perspective on life writing as a craft and the distinct privilege and pain of being a person. Dont miss Marys lessons on: Writing with the five senses to engross and immerse a reader
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Provider: Skillshare
Creativity is more than just coming up with ideas - it’s about bringing them into reality. And it’s all the more enjoyable if you laugh your way through the process!
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Update 7/2020: If you enjoy this class I welcome you to check out the workshop and Q&A I did with Skillshare on illoging: Skillshare Illustrated Journaling Workshop
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In this class you’re going to learn the basic techniques for drawing and painting butterflies in a realistic way. I will teach you principles you can apply to any butterfly or moth drawing and I will share my step by step process from pencil sketch to colored layers.