The Writers Bureau Writing Course Helped Get Me Published- writedeal.com

Dec 31st 09 Posted by Web Researcher in creative writing

The Writers Bureau Writing Course Helped Get Me Published

My assigned tutor on the Writers Bureau Home Study Course recommended I focus my writing on two areas of which I have experience. I am almost half-way through the course and have been published three times. Two of those pieces in print were on subjects in the area that my tutor recommended I should centre on. I enrolled on the Writers Bureau Creative Writing Course a few years ago and I have never regretted my decision. The home study course covers many different aspects of creative writing, from how to break into print with readers’ letters and fillers (mini articles), through to planning and writing a novel. You are taught how to research a publication, then to correctly structure and present an article to its editorial team. Advice on how to sell your writing is provided and there’s guidance on legal issues like copyright. The course is made up of 18 written assignments which are drawn from 26 study modules. Students are assigned a tutor who will mark submitted work and return it with suggestions, comments and any necessary amendments. Throughout the course, the tutors are constructive in their criticism, which in the early stages is mild so as not to damage the aspiring writer’s confidence. However as you progress, the tutors will tell it like it is – well, mine does! If your assignment is deemed suitable for your target market and is of a publishable standard, the tutor will recommend that you submit it to your chosen publication. One of my recent submissions was made up of three different pieces of work. My tutor disliked the first one and pointed out where it could have been improved. She complemented the construction of the second piece, but felt its subject may have been slightly out of date with current affairs. The final article was the best of the three and the recommendation was that I submit it for publication as soon as possible. I followed her advice and my work was published as a double page spread in an industry leading monthly journal. Students of the Writers Bureau Creative Writing Course are urged to write every day – even if only for a few minutes. Skills improve with practice, therefore to get the full benefit of the course; students are encouraged to be consistent in submitting their assignments. This is, possibly, why the Writers Bureau has implemented a time limit of four years to finish the course. There have been times when I was unable to write as often as I would’ve liked and this provided for a feeling of disappointment. I even stopped the course completely when the demands of a career change with my ‘day job’ took over. I had to push myself to return to the course, but my love of writing was my motivator. Has the Writers Bureau Home Study Course assisted me and would I recommend it to others? The answer is a definite yes, but only if you’re prepared to work at it. I know of people that enrolled on the course and never even got started. I have followed my tutor’s advice and it seems to be working for me – although a bit slowly, but I suppose that’s how it is when starting out. A few days ago, an editor called me to talk about an article that I recently submitted; hopefully this will be my fourth published piece.

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