Something I see all the time on social media – you complete your work of creativity, think it’s pretty good; worth submitting to someone, somewhere, only to receive a rejection notice days, weeks or months later.
Some people seem to crumble under this kind of response. There’s a continuous input of ‘I’m devastated’, or ‘I’m broken’ or ‘I’ll never write another word’. My response is always the same – keep writing. If you want to be a writer – then write, simple.
They say nothing in life is free, well I say, what about love? What about the freedom to think what you like?
Or the freedom to learn?
Future Learn is a site where the Open University runs free online courses – yes, free. If you want to get a certificate as proof of learning, then you can pay for one to be posted, or simply download the image to your work files. It is really simple to use – even for the not so young, you are guided through each week, at your own pace and check off the list as you go.
Courses range from – Introduction to Writing Short Stories, or, An Introduction to Screen Writing to Biochemistry the Molecules of Life. Most subjects are covered and for a writer, it’s an opportunity to possibly delve a little deeper into a theme you may want to write about, but currently have too little information.
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/categories
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