: Re: Fiction writing or creative writing? I'd like to take a writing course, and I'm just a little lost on what course to take and need some guidance. Is a creative writing course worth taking

If you can afford the courses, take them both, but to really further your writing tuition, I would try to find courses that are classroom based.

The reason I say that is because studying creative writing or fiction writing one-to-one is nowhere near as effective as studying as part of a group. There is little an online course can teach you that you will not be able to learn from books. And a tutor who feeds back on your work is only one person. Writing is very subjective and the point of view of one person is going to be very limited.

The other BIG advantage to classroom-based courses is that you will meet other writers and youâ€™ll probably find that the formation of relationships with other writers will be far more beneficial to your long-term success than anything you study alone online.

Iâ€™m not saying donâ€™t take them. But I can tell you from experience that I learned far more from actually writing and submitting my first novel (while reading dozens and dozens of books on the craft) than I learned from three years of classroom study at university. However, what I did get from the classroom was a group of dedicated writers who are now my beta readers and who also offer emotional support when things get tough (which they inevitably do in this business).

So, I would say, if funds are limited, invest them in classes where you get to meet other writers, not online.

Good luck!

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