Choose a topic and level, then practice at your own pace.
A short account of how Charles Dickens turned his difficult childhood into powerful novels.
A poetry teacher explains how rhythm and repetition give poems their musical power.
A talk about why classic novels written centuries ago are still valuable for modern readers.
A writer describes the painful but necessary work of editing the first draft of a novel.
An aspiring writer explains how a daily journal improved her creative writing.
An introduction to gothic fiction and its lasting influence on modern horror.
A short talk on why the fourteen line sonnet still attracts readers centuries later.
A book club discusses The Great Gatsby, its symbols, and its portrait of the rich.
A short talk about the daily writing habits of several famous novelists in history.
University students discuss the themes and style of a modern novel in a literature seminar.
An editor guides a young writer through revising her first novel for publication.