I'm currently enrolled in an online writing class, through the NY Times' Knowledge Network, called Travel Writing I (http://www.writingclasses.com/StudentCenter/home.php). I chose this course because I intend to travel extensively very soon, and I also enjoy writing. The thought of documenting my travels and/or getting published within the areas I am traveling is quite appealing.
Basically, each week I read an online lecture and post a short piece of writing for my instructor's eyes only. The topics move throughout various genres of travel writing and other important informational areas such as pitching ideas etc. I took the course to build better structure to my writing and also to provide motivation to sit at the computer each week and actually express myself through words. I am enjoying the course greatly so far - it is a commitment of time, but I find once I am writing the time flies. Apart from the notebook assignments described above, I will also be posting a longer piece of work for the entire online class to critique. This is a rattling proposition, given the bios, experience, and travels of my classmates, but its a healthy process to get over a fear of others' reaction to my work.
I will post the assignment we are given in each and my response. Keep in mind that the notebook assignments are typically only read by the instructor and we are often working within the constraints of a specific assignment...
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