College Writing 101 (Udemy.com)

Greetings and thank you for your interest in this course!
Ive been teaching academic writing for almost two decades now, both at the university and community college level. Ive taught courses such as College Writing I & II, English Composition I & II, American literature, World Literature, College Prep Writing, GED Writing, and Developmental Writing, among others...
In addition to teaching writing, I, too, am a writer. My work has been published in academic and trade journals, books, web series, blogs, and many other placesincluding my own books.
My first book, Essential Writing Skills for College and Beyond (Penguin, 2014) is the basis of this course. I wrote it for my students while teaching at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. (My students detested their giant, confusing, all-inclusive writing manual, so I created for them instead a series of easy-to-understand handouts. These concise handouts outlined the crucial lessons the students needed to master for success in academic writing. They loved the handouts so much they insisted I turn them into a book for future students. So, I did!)
As a fellow writer, Im happy to tell you there is a secret to successful writing, and its one you can absolutely learn. Here it is: Successful writing is the result not of talent but of following a process. Writing is not a skill you either have or you dont.
Let me repeat that point for emphasis: Writing is NOT a skill you either have