tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post3794450900663261049..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Ten for FreeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-46590597032135218322009-01-20T22:37:00.000-05:002009-01-20T22:37:00.000-05:00Yr welcome, Tom :).Yr welcome, Tom :).Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-53390649313441292132009-01-20T21:42:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:42:00.000-05:00Anonymous wrote: Hey! I'm having trouble finding f...Anonymous wrote: <I>Hey! I'm having trouble finding free writing courses on the open university website...? The search function seems to be of little help. Looking around, there seems to be a fee or 'not yet available'.</I><BR/><BR/>Anon, I tried the link Margaret suggested (http://css2.open.ac.uk/search/search.aspx) and input "writing" in the search field after checking free courses, and that brought up 29K + results. They don't all appear to be free writing classes, but there were several listed at the top of the results. Also, Margaret, thank you for the link and instructions -- Tomthe authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-67929630849911586742009-01-20T21:37:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:37:00.000-05:00Hi all, Tom here. I inadvertantly rejected the fo...Hi all, Tom here. I inadvertantly rejected the following comment from locksmith mesa, and am posting it manually: <BR/><BR/><I>Great list! I'm freebieser.. =)</I><BR/><BR/>Sorry about that.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49999401145761648592009-01-20T00:17:00.000-05:002009-01-20T00:17:00.000-05:00Thanks for the links. I had snagged the education ...Thanks for the links. I had snagged the education ones :). <BR/><BR/>On the Open University, I also had trouble finding their OpenLearn program, but if you go to search, one of the options is to search the freely available course materials. Here's a link to the writing search: http://css2.open.ac.uk/search/search.aspxMargaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-80464550799333763182009-01-19T19:43:00.000-05:002009-01-19T19:43:00.000-05:00I believe Notre Dame and Yale also have open cours...I believe Notre Dame and Yale also have open courses. But I love MITs and have done some of their women's studies courses.Eva Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834856467514439544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-19338506470113313542009-01-19T16:37:00.000-05:002009-01-19T16:37:00.000-05:00As a graduate of The Open University, I can recomm...As a graduate of The Open University, I can recommend the OU's creative writing materials. I did two paid-for courses, and both were fun. The first course was great, I had a tutor who saw that I was interested in genre fiction, and in order to broaden my horizons simply suggested I might like to try other genres, and gave me good marks for my genre stories. That course was amazing, and so was the tutor. However, luck of the draw was that for the second course I got a tutor who was biased against genre fiction (I wrote a fantasy story), even though the course guidelines stated that the only genre out of bounds was children's fiction. "If you want to succeed on this course, I'd advise you stay away from fantasy and genre fiction!" were the tutor's remarks on my marked-down story. I could have complained, but I couldn't be bothered, it would have been too much hassle, as it was something I didn't need to take at this stage, I was doing it for extra credit, and already had enough points to get my degree. I dropped out, and kept the course materials (which were far more valuable to me than a second-rate tutor's remarks) and forged ahead with my own writing.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully if any of your British/European readers who study the pay-courses with the OU will get a good tutor.Damon Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060702905405453616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-44052185837428033302009-01-19T15:59:00.000-05:002009-01-19T15:59:00.000-05:00The MIT, Open University, and other classes can al...The MIT, Open University, and other classes can also be found on iTunes as free downloads. Language classes are another positive feature available there.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-79749357911456271032009-01-19T15:43:00.000-05:002009-01-19T15:43:00.000-05:00Whew. Glad I haven't really sinned. *g* BTW, I can...Whew. Glad I haven't really sinned. *g* BTW, I can vouch for AbiWord. Neat, neat program!Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76977352405474416592009-01-19T14:20:00.000-05:002009-01-19T14:20:00.000-05:00Fantastic list, Thanks!Fantastic list, Thanks!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010232594335505897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89942832337790377122009-01-19T13:46:00.000-05:002009-01-19T13:46:00.000-05:00Hey! I'm having trouble finding free writing cours...Hey! I'm having trouble finding free writing courses on the open university website...? The search function seems to be of little help. Looking around, there seems to be a fee or 'not yet available'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-82935239351477545792009-01-19T09:30:00.000-05:002009-01-19T09:30:00.000-05:00Charlene wrote: (And since I put a link there, thi...Charlene wrote: <I>(And since I put a link there, this comment will go to spam hell.)</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, no, we don't send friends to hell until they've really sinned. But we do check out the links first to make sure they aren't bogies leading to sites like MyHotBox.com. :)the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-59746107079490872262009-01-19T08:56:00.000-05:002009-01-19T08:56:00.000-05:00Here's a fabulous freebie for writers: getdropbox....Here's a fabulous freebie for writers: getdropbox.com will give you a virtual dropbox to back up all your files offsite, and synchronize them with another computer or work remotely. (And since I put a link there, this comment will go to spam hell)Charlene Tegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483186891214783397noreply@blogger.com