Freelance Writing, Certificate | Part time online | Warnborough College | United Kingdom
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About

Many professional writers start out by freelancing. Learn how to write, what to write, and how publishers buy from freelance writers. The Freelance Writing course from Warnborough College covers everything from good grammar, to planning and writing newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, books and more.

Overview

In the Freelance Writing course from Warnborough College, emphasis is placed on things which are important to publishers who might buy your work. Tutors concentrate on your ability to properly structure an article, and to be both concise and clear in your use of words.

Graduates of this course should:

  • Have improved communication skills, particularly with respect to clarity, conciseness and correct grammar.
  • Be familiar with the “writing industry”; having a clear idea of where opportunities exist for obtaining work as a freelance writer.
  • How to go about approaching potential clients to obtain work.
  • Have an understanding of the processes involved in publishing books, magazines and newspapers; from generating concepts to seeing the finished publication on sale.

Programme Structure

Lessons:

  • Basic writing skills – What is communication, types of communication, types of language, clear wording, concise wording, parts of speech, grammar, punctuation.
  • The publishing world – Periodicals, books, remaindering, copyright, publishers advertising conditions, public lending rights, contracts, selling.
  • Manuscripts – Types of printing, preparing a type script, etc.
  • Planning what you write – Mechanics of writing, developing an idea, sentence structure, precis, planning what you write, building a paragraph.
  • Newspaper writing – Newspapers, regular columns, fillers, short features, etc.
  • Magazine writing – Travel writing, magazine articles/features, determining potentially marketable articles.
  • Writing books – Non fiction, fiction, short stories, determining what to write and developing an idea.
  • Writing advertising – Writing a press release, writing an advertisement, writing for public relations, etc.
  • Special project

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Delivered

Online
  • Self-paced

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

Tuition Fee

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