Free Online Training: Writing
If you or your team are searching for training related to writing, consider taking a free course! Most of the courses on my list below are provided by Magazine Training International (MTI) or Poynter Institute. To access their courses, you will need to set up free accounts on their websites.
Writing Leads and Conclusions
- The Lead Lab (Poynter Institute course)
- Writing Leads and Conclusions (MTI e-book)
Writing Captions
Writing News Articles
- Newswriting Fundamentals
- How to Write News for Online Publications
- Writing the News Article (MTI e-book)
Writing Feature Articles
- How to Write an Amazing Feature Article in Five Steps
- Writing Features for the News Website
- Writing the Feature Article (MTI e-book)
- Writing Features that Entertain, Delight, and Sometimes Inform (MTI webinar)
- FeatureWriting.net (MTI e-book)
Writing Other Types of Articles
- Writing the Essay/Opinion Article (MTI e-book)
- Writing the Editorial (MTI e-book)
- Writing the Q & A Article (MTI e-book)
- Writing the How-to Article (MTI e-book)
- Writing the Personal Experience Article (MTI e-book)
- Writing the Personality Profile Article (MTI e-book)
* Note: If a link to an MTI webinar does not work, use their search bar to search for the webinar by name. You may need to add it to your cart to purchase (for $0) before being able to access it.