Writing and Editing: Structure and Organization

This second course in the Good with Words: Writing and Editing series will teach you how to use your sentences and paragraphs to create efficient information architecture. You'll discover that the old adage "Show, don't tell" is misleading, and that great writers often alternate between showing and telling.

You'll also learn more about the "deep work", "studio time," and "the Animal Farm Principle" time management approaches that were presented in the first course in the series. And, like with the previous three courses in the series, you'll get access to a variety of books and other materials that you may use even after you've completed the course. The readings and exercises provided to students who took the in-person version of this course at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago; (2) two digital libraries of excellent writing from a diverse group of journalists, scientists, novelists, poets, historians, and entrepreneurs; and (3) a monthly "Good Sentences" email.

Language: Arabic, French, Portuguese (Europe), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

Background knowledge: n/a

Duration: 16 hours

Rating: 4.8/5

Link: coursera.org/learn/writing-editing-structure