EDUCATION: The Writer's Workbench Course via @thecreatedaily

One opportunity a day keeps success coming your way. Today's Opportunity The Writer's Workbench Course from Poynter's News University The Writer's Workbench is a free course from News University that contains essays on 50 writing tools that are deemed essential to everyone who wants to be a better writer.   The course's author, Roy Peter Clark, vice president/senior scholar and reporting, writing & editing faculty at The Poynter Institute, shares the list of writing tools he has compiled from reporters and editors, from authors of books on writing, and from teachers and coaches.   The essays teach everything from the importance of strong verbs to the necessity of learning from criticism.   The course is split into four sections: nuts and bolts, including word choice and sentence structure blueprints to create architecture for your stories special effects to refine your writing voice useful habits to help you be a more confident writer  Each tool features exercises to help you apply what you've learned. The course is self-directed and takes about two hours to complete. You can come back to it any time you need it.   Interested?  Review the course and begin. Share this Opportunity Forward to someone who could use it     Rate this Opportunity How valuable is this opportunity? 1 = not at all; 10 = I'm taking advantage of this opportunity today! lowest 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   highest Create.Inspire "The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true." - John Steinbeck Got any inspiring words? Share them with us and we may include them in an upcoming issue of The Create Daily. Share your inspiration.  Create Q of the Week Q: How do you use storytelling in your work? Post your answer on our Facebook Page or via Twitter using hashtag: #createdaily. Connect with The Create Daily Are you a part of our social networks? We talk even more opportunity goodness - jobs, resources, inspiration and more! Facebook Twitter thecreatedaily.com Get Involved Subscribe  Submit an opportunity Tell us what you think Or, just contact us The Create Daily is a daily resource for creators. Our mission is simple: arm creators with hand-picked opportunities to help grow your career.