The Writing Loft

 "A unique writing school with a practical approach to skill and craft"


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Anyone can learn to write.

Why not you?


 

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Francis Pickney

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You've always wanted to write.

Now's the time! 

Our instructors are professional writers who know how to teach. They know what it takes to get started and what it takes to get published.

 

Whether you need to brush up on the basics, write a novel, or launch a freelance writing career, you'll find just the class you need 

at The Writing Loft.

 

 

 

Online and Onsite Writing Classes

          Our online writing classes are unique in the industry. They           are just like attending a class in real time. Students listen           to lectures while notes appear on their computer screens. 

 

          Our online classes are the next best thing to being there.

           

         


 Fiction:

             Focus on Novel Writing 

             Writing Well:  The Fundamentals of Good Writing                          

Nonfiction

             Writing Well: The Fundamentals of Good Writing        

             Write a Nonfiction Book in 30 Days

             Writing for Magazines and Newspapers

             Write Your Memoir

             How to Get Your Book Published



  Special Programs

 

Writer's Retreat/Boot Camps

         Take your craft to the next level by participating

         in one of our intensive writing workshops and retreats.

 

           

Private Instruction

          One-on-one instruction with a professional writer

         on a  project you choose.  You will receive personal guidnance on          how to develop your craft and how to tell a story that emotionally          impacts your the reader.  Learn to write a book agents and

         publishers won't pass up.

Purple Pen Program

The Purple Pen Program stands alone in the industry.  Once you have completed the Purple Pen Program your manuscript will be polished, you will have researched your market, created your brand, established your niche, know who your market is and will have developed an author platform that will impress any literary agency.

Distinguished Young Writers Program

Our young writers are the reporters, editors and  designers of The Front Page, Butte County's first professional newspaper run entirely by kids. Call The Writing Loft for more information.  We are always looking for new writers to add to our staff.  

         

Drop-in Critiques

Get a professional critique of your manuscript before you send                it to a publisher, editor or agent. Just call the loft to make an appointment. 

 

 

Critique Groups

Join a critique group led by a professional writer          
Call to register at (530) 877-2292