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Discover how to write a compelling personal essay with expert guidance from a published author. The course teaches you how to turn everyday experiences into powerful narratives, with strategies for crafting stories that catch the attention of major publications. Begin your path toward an essay worthy of outlets like the New York Times or Salon.
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Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform your bad blind dates and visits from unruly parents into insightful, compelling revelations. We will help you dig deep into your treasure trove of personal experience to find the literary diamond in the rough that you can polish into a hilarious, relatable and tantalizing gem. You’ll even get a private meeting to get final notes on your piece and figure out where to send it. By the end of class, you’ll have a kick-ass essay that is ready to be submitted for publication and a plan where to submit it. Your goal will be to sell your essay within a couple of weeks after the class ends!
You’ll be well on your way to joining the ranks of the 153 Writing Pad Alums (13 of whom got into the NY Times) who have sold essays and articles with Writing Pad’s help! You can read some of the essays here: New York Times Modern Love, New York Times Well #1, New York Times Well #2, New York Times Well #3, The New York Times Well #4, New York Times Well #5, New York Times Well #6, New York Times Well #7, New York Times Well #8, New York Times Well #9, The New York Times Well #10, Real Simple, New York Magazine, Black Clock, Boston Globe, Brain, Child #1, Brain, Child #2,Daily Beast, Cosmopolitan, DAME, Elle #1, Elle #2, 5280,Huffington Post #1, Huffington Post #2, Huffington Post #3, LA Times #1, LA Times #2, LA Times #3, LA Times #4, LA Times #5, LA Times #6, LA Times #7, LA Times #8, Marie Claire #1, Marie Claire #2, Men's Journal, Morning News #1, Morning News #2, Narratively, Nerve, Role Reboot, Salon #1, Salon #2, Salon #3, Salon #4, Salon #5, Salon #6, Salon #7, Salon #8, Salon #9, Salon #10, Salon #11, Salon #12, Salon #13, Salon #14, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Self #1, Self #2, The Beauty Bean, Shine, The Date Report, The Smart Set, Vice, Washington Post #1, Washington Post #2, Washington Post #3, Washington Post #4, Whole Life.
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