I rarely endorse writing classes, but if I wanted to learn copywriting or become a copywriter I’d sign up for Copywriting Success Summit 2008. Here’s why:

I know it’s possible, even quite possible to earn a ton of money copywriting – I’ve seen people do it. I ghostwrite which is another area of writing altogether.
I know or recognize most of the instructors. I mean how can you go wrong with Brian Clark, known in the blogasphere as Copyblogger, Michael Stelzner of Writing White Papers fame, or Peter Bowerman who knows how to keep writers and self-publishers well-fed. Of course, Robert Bly, …read more

One of the things I believe is if you’ve got a yen to get a book written it’s because you have something to say that the world needs to hear. Well, maybe not the whole world, but if you keep thinking and feeling you need to get a book written, there is an audience out there that wants and needs your message.
The problem with writing books is that they seem huge! The chances are that when you think about it, you go into a sort of overwhelm. Your mind is stuffed with ideas that threaten to spill out all over …read more

I’ve been a registered member (free) of Poynter.org for years but I didn’t realize the offer free classes at some called News University. For example, you can take:

Cleaning Your Copy
Get Me Rewrite
The Writer’s Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use

These are free (you do have to register at News University) and self-paced. Although aimed at journalists, I’m looking forward to working through some of these.
Write well and often,

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