5 Days to Better Writing
Better writing doesn’t happen overnight.
For many writers, it’s a long and frustrating process. To make matters worse, there are thousands of writing books out there, making it hard to focus.
Should you study grammar? Should you focus on organization and persuasion? How do you improve voice? Is readability important?
You might be asking: How can I make my writing clearer and more effective, quickly and without wasting time?
So many questions. That’s why this online course narrows your focus to five essential strategies that ANY writer can use to see immediate improvements.
In this accelerated writing course, you'll learn practical, to-the-point writing strategies to help you enhance your sentence structure, write more concisely, and improve clarity and accuracy. You'll also learn about the danger of fancy language and what to do about it.
But in just five days, really?
You might be surprised by how quickly and easily you can improve your writing with simple, yet powerful strategies and tactics.
See what's inside.
Course Curriculum
Day 1 - How to Quickly Improve Your Sentence Structure
How to Use Parallel Structure to Enhance Reader Comprehension and Pleasure (5:42)
Quiz 1 - Parallel Structure
How to Fix Comma Splices, and When to Use Them Deliberately (6:01)
Quiz - Comma Splices
How to Detect Sneaky Problems with Subject-Verb Agreement - Even Good Writers Make These Mistakes (7:22)
Quiz - Sneaky Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
Day 2 - How to Write with Clarity
How to Avoid Making Fuzzy Comparisons (5:20)
How to Avoid Squinting Modifiers So Your Readers Don't Get a Headache (4:06)
Quiz - Squinting Modifiers
How to Avoid Ambiguity When Using Pronouns - These are more common than you think (6:43)
Day 3 - How to Stop Being Wordy and Write More Concisely
How to Omit Needless Words - 30 Examples and Revisions
How to Trim Prepositional Phrases for Leaner Writing
Day 4 - How to Handle the Problem of Confusing Words
How to Handle the Problem of Commonly Confused Words (7:07)
Quiz - Confusing Words
Day 5 - Stop Trying to Sound So Smart
How Using Fancy Words Can Make Your Writing Sound Dull - And What to Do Instead (5:56)
How to Eliminate Zombie Nouns to Bring Life to Your Writing
Quiz - Zombie Nouns
Bonus Material
Recognizing Common English Sentence Patterns
How to Use Transition Words and Phrases
Preview: Fancy Language
Your Instructor
Anthony R. Garcia
Anthony has been teaching college English for over ten years. In that time, he's graded over 10,000 student essays, encouraging students to color their writing with not only precision and credibility but also pleasure and style.
I have completed the course " 5 days to Better Writing". The course is very well designed and covers essential writing skills. I appreciate the teaching style of the instructor; he is very dynamic and has an awesome command of the material. Very engaging and well organised lectures too. Thank you so much🙏 —Minerva
Receive a Certificate of Completion
Is Your Writing Better Off Than it Was 5 Days Ago?
By the end of this course, your answer will be a resounding YES, or your money back.
Get Feedback on Your Work
You can get feedback on your writing in the following three ways:
- Get instructor feedback on your written responses to lesson exercises.
- Get instant feedback on quizzes.
- Email the instructor with any questions at any time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact me in the first 30 days to receive a full refund.
Contact us
Please send additional questions to anthony.garcia@englishcomposition.org