Writing and Editing: Structure and Organization

This second course in the Word-Fine: Writing and Editing Series will help you become an effective architect of information, in both sentences and paragraphs. You'll learn that the traditional advice, "Show, don't tell," is incomplete, and that skilled writers actually switch from showing to telling. You'll also learn more about the time-management techniques introduced in the first course in the series, including "deep work," "studio time," and the "Animal Farm principle." As with the other three courses in this series, you'll have access to a wide range of books and other resources that you can use even after you complete the course. These include: (1) readings and exercises provided to students who have taken the in-person versions of this course at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago; (2) two e-libraries of excellent writing from a variety of journalists, scholars, novelists, poets, historians, and entrepreneurs; and (3) a monthly "Good Sentences" e-newsletter.