Develop endless inspiration...

How to use all your creativity when you write

You are creative – wildly so. This four-lesson online writing workshop will help you develop and use that creativity more fully in your writing.

Lessons cover:

The myth of the creative personality.
Breaking down the barriers – includes seven tips for writing more and better than you ever have before.
How to receive inspirations – includes the top reasons why we overlook our own inspirations.
Defeating writer's block forever.

"We'll examine the myth of the 'creative personality' and your own creativity profile and confront those specific fears that may be pr venting you from using all your creativity."

Two editions to choose from...

This course is offered in both an e-mail and a Web-based edition, allowing you to choose the technology you're most comfortable with. You may like the one-on-one, personalized delivery of pure e-mail, or you may prefer the convenience of the go-anywhere, any time flexibility of the Web edition of the course. You can wait to select which edition until your first contact with Prof. Cook. Work at your own pace and take up to a year to finish.

Who this course is for:

* Anyone who has struggled with writer's block.

* Writers with lots of starts but few finishes

* All who are afraid of failure – or success!

*Anyone who is teetering on the brink of beginning.

Your instructor:

Marshall Cook is a professor, freelance writer, and nonfiction book and novel author.

He has published hundreds of articles in national and international magazines and has authored 20 non-fiction books (including Freeing Your Creativity from Writer's Digest Books) and three novels. He also edits Creativity Connection, a newsletter for writers and independent publishers.

As a professor for the University of Wisconsin—Madison, he teaches workshops, classes, and online courses on writing and publishing.

Student comments:

"This workshop was really helpful and you gave great advice and inspiration. I think you touched on important topics in regards to being creative (and not being able to be). I've printed off all your lessons so I can refer back to them when I need to. Thanks for the great experience!"

"I loved this class. I enjoyed every minute of it. I just hope it does not end here. I want to continue and learn more about working with my creative mind. I have come to believe that you can not be a screenwriter without learning creativity. It would be like learning to drive the car but having no idea or where to get the gas or how to fill the tank. I believe now that creativity is the engine that churns out the words and story. I am really excited to keep learning. I will be joining any classes offered by you or whatever classes you recommend."

"I can't tell you how thoroughly I enjoyed your 'company' over the last months. It was wonderful to be able to take the class at my own pace."

Costs:

Registration is $85, which includes instructor feedback and answers to your questions. You will earn 0.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) when you complete the course. Work at your own pace and take up to a year to finish.

Your contact:

Your contact for more information about How To Use All Your Creativity When You Write is Marshall J. Cook. 608-262-4911, mcook@dcs.wisc.edu.

Also of interest:

The same writing staff that bring you these great online classes also provide individualized writing critique services. Learn more by visiting our writing critique services Web page. The Writing News

Receive the Writing News, our free e-mail newsletter. If you subscribe, then 4-5 times a year you will receive from the Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts a detailed e-mail with information about our upcoming writing programs as well as news about student achievements, new programs, and opportunities for writers. To subscribe send a blank e-mail message to: join-writing-news@lists.wisc.edu.

If you'd like a free copy of the newsletter, Creativity Connection, "The Writer's Quarterly Encouragement," please e-mail Marshall Cook and include your postal address.

More distance education: Independent Learning journalism and writing courses are another option for distance education through University of Wisconsin-Extension. Most courses are available for college or high-school credit.

How to register

Telephone: Call 608-262-2451 to register. Our phone is answered M-F, 7:00 am-4:30 pm Central Time. At other times please leave a message, and we will return your call. If you have other questions, call toll-free 1-877-336-7836.

Online: Register now online with our secure server.

E-mail: Send your name and contact information to LSAonline@dcs.wisc.edu and we will respond as soon as possible to assist you with registration.

Fax: Print and fax our registration form.

Mail: Print and mail our registration form.