Each Lesson Includes:

We recommend completing one lesson per month, but you are welcome to work at your own pace. At one lesson per month it will take three years to complete. When our office receives your exams we will grade and return them along with your next lesson, usually within 72 hours.

The complete course is valued at $756 ($21 per lesson), but we offer four payment options that discount that cost considerably. The best bargain is paying it in full for $575, which is a 24% savings.

If you want to take fewer than the full 36-lesson course you may do so by selecting the lessons you want by number. The more lessons you choose the lower the per lesson cost. You do not receive a diploma if you complete less than all 36 lessons. Note that although this course will teach you a lot about writing you are not given writing exercises. The exams are mostly true or false or fill in the blank questions.The primary purpose of the exam is to verify that you have carefully listened to the lesson tape. Parts of this lesson list are subject to change as we continually update information. Your next lesson will not be sent if payments are not current. All payments must be in US funds.

Lesson List

1. Beginning Basics, Part ONE Lin Johnson Virelle Kidder

2. Beginning Basics, Part TWO Lin Johnson June Eaton

3. Finding Golden Writing Ideas Dennis Hensley Carole Gift Page, Cecil Murphey

4. Attention-Grabbing Articles Holly Miller Cecil Murphey, Lin Johnson

5. Creative Query Letters Holly Miller Bonnie Shepherd, Gayle Roper

6. Writing Personal Experiences Cristine Bolley Marsha Crockett, Ethel Herr

7. Writing Curriculum Lin Johnson Jack Cavanaugh, Dan Benson

8. Writing Humor Jim Watkins Clint Kelly, Jack Cavanaugh

9. Writing For Children & Youth Christine Tangvald Sally Stuart, Bob Hostetler

10. Writing The Short Story Carole Gift Page Susan Titus Osborn, Joyce Ellis

11. Writing Shorts & Fillers Mona Hodgson Carole Gift Page, Dina Donohue

12. Writing For Newspapers Dennis Hensley Lee Grady, Mona Hodgson

13. Titles, Leads & Endings Cecil Murphey, John Maempa, Robert Walker

14. Conducting Successful Interviews Dennis Hensley Cecil Murphey, Lin Johnson

15. Writing Devotionals Lin Johnson Dennis Hensley, Mary Lou Redding

16. Writing For Women Karen Linamen DiAnn Mills, Sharon Jones

17. Cyberspace, Research, Sidebars Steve Laube Cecil Murphey, Bob Hostetler

18. Writing Poetry Mona Hodgson Ruth McDaniel, Donna Goodrich

19. Writing Greeting Cards Linn Carlson Rebecca Barlow Jordan

20. Writing How-To Articles Kathy Collard Miller Holly Miller, Susan Maycinik

21. Book Proposal Preparation Karen Linamen Cecil Murphey, Dave Horton

22. Nonfiction Book Writing Dennis Hensley Steve Laube, Cecil Murphey

23. Fiction Book Writing Carole Gift Page James Scott Bell, Steve Laube

24. How To Make The Editor Happy Bob Hostetler Holly Miller, Lee Grady

25. Public Speaking For Book Sales Marita Littauer Kathy Collard Miller, Jack Cavanaugh

26. Selling What You Write Sally Stuart Bob Hostetler, Cecil Murphey

27. Be Your Own Best Editor Lin Johnson Cecil Murphey, Ann Floyd

28. Self-Publishing Steve Laube Cristine Bolley, Silvana Clark

29. Script Writing James Scott Bell Wanda Vassallo, Bob Crowley

30. Travel Writing & Ghostwriting Holly Miller Kay Carpenter, Sandy Dengler

31. Finding Time To Write Lin Johnson, Dennis Hensley Carole Gift Page, Joan Webb

32. Writing As A Ministry Jim Watkins Vicki Crumpton, Joyce Ellis

33. Keeping A Journal Mary Lou Redding Ron Klug, Joan Webb

34. Organizing & Goal Setting Floyd Allen Lin Johnson, Mona Hodgson

35. Publicizing Your Writing Wanda Vassallo Donna Partow, Athena Dean

36. The Business End Of Writing Steve Laube Ken Walker, Gwen Ellis

How to enroll

Click here for an application to print off and send to:

American Christian Writers
PO Box 110390
Nashville, TN 37222