Samantha Said:

Where can I get free on line writing courses?

We Answered:

Some are listed at this web site:
http://www.writer2writer.com/courses.htm

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Brandon Said:

Where can I find free fiction writing courses in Philadelphia?

We Answered:

At the Philly Liars Anonymous Meetings on the corner of Les and Brown Ave's.

Sergio Said:

Any good *free* Writing Courses on the Internet?

We Answered:

Yes! Check out http://writersunite.webnode.com

Hope that helps!

Jimmie Said:

Does anyone know any free online courses that I could take for creative writing?

We Answered:

I'm going to agree with the first response: read writing books.
The problem becomes, which ones are worth it? There are many 'How to' books out there, and many of them are just terrible, and the author tries to get you to write in their style. With a decent book, though, you pay a small amount ($20 at most) and get something you can return to time and again. Even if you buy five books on method and only find one good one, it's worth the payoff. Those other four probably have one or two decent suggestions, but here's a list to good ones to get you started, regardless of which genre you are writing in:
'The Portable MFA in Creative Writing' edited by The New York Writers Workshop (when I say buying 5 books and getting 1 good one is worth it...I mean it...this book is worth 5 times what I paid for it at the store, especially for those of us with little writing background)

'Writing Life Stories' by Bill Roorbach

'On Writing' by Stephen King (Honestly, the first part might not be all that relevant to writing...it's been awhile since I read it...but when he gets into discussion on it, this is well worth the time and money)

'How to Write Killer Fiction' by Carolyn Wheat

Again, regardless of which genre you want, visit www.horror.org/writetips.htm and view their articles. Some, notable by the titles, pertain strictly to horror, but many are very useful even if you're writing a western romance or a children's book about a happy puppy.

Also realize you will need to do research to understand how the publishing world works. www.pw.org has useful advice, as does www.ehow.com (avoid self-publishing).
As far as online courses go, I don't know of any free ones. I did get a degree in creative writing though, and while I loved the school and professors, a lot of what I learned was in the books listed above (most of which were assigned reading). The biggest benefit to a course is you get workshops to see where your story is and how it can be improved. www.ourstories.us is a great--and free--alternative to this. Once you have a decent draft, send pieces/chapters to them and you will get a critique (or, if your work is good enough as is, you'll get your chapter published...which helps your credibility when you send your work to agents and editors). The only setback is that you can only submit once every quarter. Their advice, however, will help immensely.

Valerie Said:

Do you know of any free writing courses - online or other??THanks?

We Answered:

Depends on what sort of writing you want to do, but you'll be hard-pressed to find a free course. (Thinks: maybe I should start one.)

From the excellent construction and correct spelling of your question (and ignoring the typo 'H', it happens) I assume you're reasonably competent at constructing sentences.

In that case what you have to do is write. That might seem unhelpful, but it isn't.

You don't say what sort of writing you want to do (journalistic, fiction [long/short], reports etc) but the best way to do any of it is ... to just do it.

There are lots of books on writing for all types, I'm not going to recommend any of them because they all have good points and bad points. Also some things work for some people and not others.

Still not helping? Let's try some more:

Let's say you want to write short stories. You go and find an online 'critiquing' group, you read other people's work and critique it, you write some stuff and have yours critiqued.

Writing is one skill where you have to do, and you have to "do" in vast quantities. You get to the point where writing 100,000 words is not scary because you've already written a million.

You can contact me if you want to ask anything else.

Carol Said:

Does anyone know of any free, or cheap, writing courses in the UK?

We Answered:

There should be some form of creative writing course going on in your local area and at a minimal rate.The courses are usually subsidized by your council rates.

Check out for details at your main library information boards or call up your community buildings re leisure. This is how I found out about book clubs etc.The courses often happen at night so that anyone can take part: I know a lawyer and brick layer who make use of these courses.