Ninja Writing: The Four Levels Of Writing Mastery (Udemy.com)

Turn Your Business Writing, Blogs, Books & Essays Into Masterpieces

Created by: Shani Raja

Produced in 2017

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What you will learn

  • Discover how to create spellbinding writing
  • Learn the secrets of editors on top newspapers and websites
  • Tap into the power of the four levels: narrative, paragraphs, sentences and words
  • Transform yourself into a masterful writer in days
  • Make your writing stand out from peers and competitors
  • Discover how to make blogs, marketing copy and general business writing sparkle

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Overall Score : 90 / 100

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Course Description

FROM THE CREATOR OF THE BESTSELLINGWRITING WITH FLAIR: HOW TO BECOME AN EXCEPTIONAL WRITERCOMES THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF SHANI RAJA'S WRITING COURSES...
NINJA WRITING: The Four Levels Of Writing Mastery is designed to take you to the summit of flawless writing.
The course is taught by Shani Raja, a former editor for The Wall Street Journal whosepremiumwriting courses have been featured in Time magazine and Business Insider and have attracted more than 200,000 students on this platform. "This fantastic course should be in every writer's toolbox..." -- SAMUEL PHILLIP RANGER"Opens your eyes to all that writing could be..."-- SANDY, UDEMYSTUDENT"Boosted my writing by one thousand percent..."--PAULO ARMI, UDEMYSTUDENT"This level of teaching is what I would expect to pay big $$ for..."-- SARAHBLACK, UDEMYSTUDENT"Solid gold..."-- DON, UDEMYSTUDENT"Aperfect breakup of the writing process..." -- JOEYCRAY, UDEMYSTUDENT"One of the best writing courses I have ever taken..." -- STEPHEN, UDEMYSTUDENT"Brilliant..." --JOANSALANITRI, UDEMYSTUDENT"Any aspiring writer would gain magnificent polish following the suggestions in this course..." -- ROSILYN KINNERSLEY, UDEMYSTUDENT"Gets you excited you purchased something of true value..." -- MELANIEJARRELL"Sound advice peppered with subtle insight...."-- LORI, UDEMYSTUDENT"I feel like an inspired artist with...
potential to create a masterpiece..." -- ANZHELA SHURINA, UDEMYSTUDENT"Writing techniques down to the atomic levels of a narrative..." -- ALDRICHDEMATA, UDEMYSTUDENT"When I had read the all time bestselling writer's guide by Strunk and White, I thought, 'There is nothing more to be known.'Shani proved thatI was terribly wrong..." -- GOPINATH CHANDRA, UDEMY STUDENT"Shani's courses have literally changed my life.
I started applying for freelance blogging jobs. Now I'm making a living without having to work in a 9-5 environment..." -- IVAN JURAS, UDEMY STUDENT"Will improve your writing exponentially...
I wish I had known about these subtle writing nuances when I was in college..." -- KEVIN CHUNG, UDEMY STUDENT"Cannot believe how helpful this is..."-- AMY,UDEMYSTUDENT"The way he teaches is absolutely amazing..."-- FRANCESCO CATAPANO, UDEMYSTUDENT"Only four lessons in and I can see how to truly improve my writing..." -- ANITA BYRD-PETTS, UDEMY STUDENT"Am much happier with my writing since taking this course...
so is my editor..." --JACKSTEPHENS,UDEMYSTUDENT

"Will buy any future course... without any hesitation..."-- AZAT MUKHAMETOV, UDEMY STUDENT"As an eager blogger, I found this course extremely helpful..." -- VASILEIOS PANAGOPOULOS, UDEMY STUDENT"Given me a deeper understanding of how to write a narrative..." -- IAN MCLEAN, UDEMY STUDENT"An excellent way to polish and enhance your writing..." -- ISRAEL, UDEMY STUDENT"Brilliant, clear and precise instruction on how to write well..." -- JANE MANTHORPE, UDEMY STUDENT"Teaches how to recognize effective writing by explaining why it is effective... without getting bogged down explaining the finer points of grammar..." -- DOUG UNRAU, UDEMY STUDENTWho doesn't want to enhance theirprospects by writing much more stylishly than their peers and competitors?
Or tomake a mark on the world by writing an outstanding book or creating a magnificent blog read by thousandsor even millionsof people?
After taking this course, that could be you.
It teaches you how to become not just an exceptional writer, but a masterful one. You'll know exactly how to get your writing noticed.
In Ninja Writing, you will discover how to embed quality at EVERY LAYER of your writingwhether its a blog, article, college essay, cover letter, corporate report or content marketing.
By the end, youll appreciate exactly how one piece of writing can be strikingly beautiful while anotheron the same subjectbores you to tears."Up to this point, you've probablybeen bored with so many writing teachers who emphasize'structure'through grammar tips and organization with a shot of word selection. But Shani covers that missing component: the artistry of writing. Writing can be just as fulfilling as painting, drawing or designing..."-- SANDY, UDEMYSTUDENT"Even my degree did not teach me to write at these levels..." -- YAP WAN XIANG, UDEMYSTUDENTSo, what exactly is a ninja writer?
It's someone who can take disjointed thoughts and ideas and create beautiful narratives out of them.
That is the hallmark of a distinguished writer: one who understands how to build points elegantly, wrap them into neatly arranged sections, and then thread the ideas through exquisitely organized paragraphs.
A ninja writer has mastery over the sentence layer of writing as well.
He or she instinctively understands how to tighten loose sentences, sharpen blurred ones, and bring rhythm to those that don't flow well.
Finally, ninja writers wield invincible power over words. Theyre able to bring color, variety and freshness into their writing through their word choices, while slicing away any that have lost their edge or carry dead weight.
While a bad writer can make a mess even of the most sublime thinking, a ninja writers proseblogs, essays, or any kind of business writingalways ends up looking spectacularly polished.
The fact is thatgreat writing isnt just a nice skill to have. Its vital to conveying intelligence and professionalism to your bosses, clients, business partners, and blog or book readers.
Frankly, if you don't have this part of your life handled, you'll probably get fewer career chances, less shots at a promotion, and not as many eyeballs online.
And instinctively you know it.
If youre a blogger, the world may miss out on your brilliant ideas, simply because your writing is too dull or unwieldy to take seriously. Remember thatwe live in the internet age, where a growing army of writers are competing to get noticed in an expanding sea of content.
This course will give you an edge. Itll quickly take your writing to a level of refinement that will mystify anybody who doesnt know these elite techniques.
Here's a chance to take your writing to a level that, honestly, blows your competition out of the water."All I can say is WOW! After only a few lessons I went from struggling to write fewer than five hundred coherent words in two hours to easily churning out well written, well thought out content in less than 20 minutes."-- LISATHOMPSON, UDEMYSTUDENT

Just the understanding that writing has four layers can make a huge difference to how effectively you communicate.
If you don't know anything about those layers yet, dont fret.
Only a handful of writers do, and many are editors who work, as I have done, for top news organizations.
They spend all day bringing order and beauty to whatever article is presented to them.
They know how to focus on areas that bring structure to untidy prose, and a razor-sharp focus to disorderly ideas.
I know how rare this skill is because until recently I was an editor at The Wall Street Journal, where I taught many

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Instructor Details

Shani Raja

Shani Raja teaches top journalists how to improve their writing and has written and edited for some of the world's biggest news organizations, including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Financial Times and Bloomberg News. Shani has also taught advanced writing skills to professionals and edited for leading global companies from Microsoft and IBM to PwC. He also teaches journalism to undergraduates.

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By Jonathan Kenton on 11/15/2020

super good, getta try it, give a great structure and understanding of the writing process

By David Lee on 11/8/2020

Instructor is obviously seasoned in his craft and presents this material in an enlightening and understandable way.

By Jesus Oscar Acosta Pia Soria on 11/8/2020

Sin duda fue una decisin acertada pues lo cubierto a este momento permite no perder la perspectiva del propsito de los comunicados y de mantener el inters de la audiencia a la que est dirigido.

By Anurag Kumar on 11/8/2020

So far, I feel the instructor is confident and experienced. I am kind of sure that I will end up learning so much from this session.

By Amy Hughes Hinerman on 11/8/2020

This was an awesome class. Very inspiring, thorough, almost magical in its presentation.

By Anonymized User on 10/25/2020

Thanks a lot, Shani. Now I feel very confident.
Thanks once again.

By Moh EHSANI on 10/17/2020

It is good to be taught by a person whose profession is the thing he teaches. So it was good so far because I found my tutor expert in writing!

By Joseph Kimani Thuo on 10/11/2020

I am a student of Shani and he hasn't disappointed me so far!

By Ri Lye on 10/10/2020

Great effective step by step guide

By Prabhsimrat Gill on 10/6/2020

This course is packed with immensely useful tactics that truly help the students to improve their writing skills and composition to create truly excellent pieces!!! A big thank you to Mr. Shani for putting in great efforts to teach these tools and help his students excel at writing! I will recommend this course to everyone who wants to become an elite writer!

By Rakefet Cohen on 10/4/2020

An excellent course with a great lecturer! I now aim to take all of his classes. :)

By Christopher Si on 9/27/2020

This is a great writing course. Shani Raja explains the concepts clearly and concisely.