If you’d like to focus on turning your hobby into a career, love writing and have a way with words, then studying Writing for a Living online at a flexible pace suited to your lifestyle, is the ideal way to turn your passion into pounds!

You’ll start by considering your goals and dreams, followed by an analysis of what type of writing you offer and how this could potentially earn income. Next, you’ll consider potential markets and how to promote yourself effectively. Finally, you’ll reflect on your working methods and how you’ll manage your finances as a freelancer.

Our Writing for a Living online course is ideal if you:

• Have a passion for writing and want to turn your hobby into a career.
• Are starting out as a writer and want to learn the best way to approach your new business.
• Would like to study a practical subject that has potential to generate income!
• Want to boost your confidence in writing and communicating your creative ideas.

Future opportunities

• Studying our Creative Writing or Writing Short Stories courses or English Literature or Language at GCSE, A level or degree level.
• Writing content to pitch to media outlets, or to self publish.
• A wide range of rewarding career paths in areas such as journalism, publishing, theatre, film, copywriting, editing and proofreading.

Unit 1: Identifying your goals and dreams

Unit 2: Analysing what you have to sell

Unit 3: Identifying and establishing a market

Unit 4: Promoting yourself and your work

Unit 5: Your working methods

Unit 6: Freelance finances

Study Writing for a Living with us and benefit from:

• Flexible learning
• Support from a personal tutor by email, phone or Skype
• Any time enrolment
• Assignments with tutor feedback
• Ongoing support from Student Support
• Forums to discuss your course with other students

learn@nec

Choose when and where you access your course, using learn@nec our 24/7 learning platform.

This easy-to-use learning platform includes interactive checkpoints, quizzes and activities to help you evaluate your progress.

Format

• Online learning with support from a personal tutor

Entry requirements

• You will need to have an active interest in writing to benefit from this course
• An ability to read and write in English

Hours

• Complete at your own pace
• Approx. 30 study hours, plus time for completing assignments

Assignments

• 3 assignments

Resources

• No additional set texts required

Requirements

• Internet access
• Computer operating system and browser to support learn@nec

Our course fees are open and honest to help you plan for any additional costs.

Your course fee includes:

• Access to learn@nec
• All the course materials you need to complete the course
• Support from a personal tutor for up to six months from your date of enrolment
• Assignment marking
• NEC’s guide to study skills: How to Succeed as an Independent Learner
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar guide
• Time planner to help you plan your study timetable

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