Creative Writing: The Opinion Essay

International bestselling author and journalist Kelsey Miller takes you through each step of crafting a strong, impactful opinion essay.

From inspiration to execution, this class will help you hone your ideas, back up your opinion and personal experience with research, and draft a vital and topical essay that resonates, loud and clear. By the end of this class, you should have a solid draft to work with — or pitch for publication.

This course is for anyone who’s felt they had valuable input on a topic — an experience or stance that should be heard. Let this class help you amplify your voice and join the conversation.

• Introduction
• Know What You Know (And What You Don’t)
• What’s Your Beat?
• Put Your Antenna Up
• Find Your Angle
• Ask Why
• Back It Up
• Draft It
• Edit It
• Pitch It
• Final Thoughts