Essay Writing Courses

David Baldacci Teaches Mystery And Thriller Writing

Learn how to write a novel with red herrings, clues, and plot twists that will keep your readers turning the pages.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Billy Collins Teaches Reading And Writing Poetry

Billy teaches you to appreciate the emotional pull of poetry. Learn his approach to exploring subjects, incorporating humor, and finding your voice.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

James Patterson Teaches Writing

In his first online writing class, James Patterson guides you from the start to the finish of your book.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Amanda Gorman Teaches Writing And Performing Poetry

Amanda Gorman's teaching you her deeply personal approach to writing. She’ll help you find your poetic purpose, fight through revisions, and prepare for performance. Discover poetry’s transcendent power to open minds and create change.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Career Certificate

Advanced Writing Course

Develop persuasive, logical, and accessible technical writing skills for clear government documents, from definitions and instructions to complex, audience-focused arguments.

• Graduate School USA
• Self-Paced
• $1,049.00

Career Certificate

Effective Business Writing

Build practical business writing skills through emails, difficult messages, formal letters, and persuasive proposals.

• VDCI
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• $325.00

Career Certificate

Advanced Business Writing

Plan, structure, and format complex business documents for diverse professional purposes using audience-focused informative and persuasive techniques.

• VDCI
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• $325.00

Career Certificate

Business Writing Bootcamp Online

Builds grammar, business writing techniques, and communication strategies for creating complex business documents with confidence.

• VDCI
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• $695.00

Music, Writing, and Time For Change

Music, Writing, and Time For Change with Nabil Ayers, Chase Jarvis

• CreativeLive
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Writing Functions using Java

Write and call your own Java functions: define and execute methods, overload them, use built-in functions, chain calls, and handle exceptions gracefully.

• CodeSignal
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Writing Functions using Kotlin

Write Kotlin functions: define parameters and return types, overload functions, control scope, and use varargs, named arguments, and default values.

• CodeSignal
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Writing Functions using Scala

Learn Scala function syntax and creation through parameters, returns, overloading, scope, varargs, and named and default arguments.

• CodeSignal
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Career Certificate

Teaching Writing

61 ratings at Coursera

Learn methods for teaching writing across K-12, university, and homeschool settings: writing as process, reaching reluctant writers, teaching texts and forms, and assessing student work.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Teaching Writing Process

47 ratings at Coursera

Writing is a process, not just a product: teach it with low-stakes writing, invitations to write, and reflection to build students' confidence at any age.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Effective Presentations and Persuasive Writing

16 ratings at Coursera

Design and deliver technical presentations, craft persuasive arguments and elevator pitches, analyze RFPs, and write winning proposals using audience analysis and design thinking.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course