List of Freebies for Writers

Grab a cuppa coffee or tea and browse. I bet you find something you didn't know

Writing in the Sciences Course from Stanford University -- FREE  Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, peer review, grant writing, ethical issues in scientific publication, and writing for general audiences.

Become a Journalist Course—This series covers topics such as newswriting, finding story ideas, interviewing sources and quoting sources, leading a lead and organizing news stories, covering breaking news, and ethics in journalism.

Copywriting secrets video — 3 ways to increase your income as a copywriter. They also help you to avoid common mistakes many copywriters make when it comes to their income. 

Class Central — a huge directory of classes and courses online for writers. Some are free. Some are outdated, but it's worth a look.

Scribophile: One of the largest online writing communities, it uses a points-based peer critique system to help you receive detailed feedback on your work from other serious writers. I drop in here from time to time—great place to connect with writers.

Pen2Profit—an active community for writers, especially writers over 50 beginning a second career, with a ton of actionable strategies, proven pro tips, free downloads, courses, books, and whatever you could need. 

This is  a table of free research resources for writers:

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