Would you like to boost your career chances by writing more stylishly than any of your peers, colleagues and competitors?  

Or to make a mark on the world by writing an outstanding book, or creating a magnificent blog, consumed by thousands—if not millions—of people? 

After taking this course, that could be you.


In Ninja Writing, ex-Wall Street Journal editor Shani Raja reveals the four levels of writing mastery:

1. THE NARRATIVE LEVEL

In this section, you will learn how to build elegantly structured narratives that flow beautifully, how to start your writing with a bang and end with a flourish, and how to embed powerful imagery within a text.

2. THE PARAGRAPH LEVEL

Here, you'll see how great editors weave points through beautifully arranged paragraphs.

3. THE SENTENCE LEVEL

Discover how elite editors transform limp, complex and bloated sentences into sharp, graceful and rhythmic expressions of a writer's ideas.

4. THE WORD LEVEL

Here, you will learn how to choose precise and colourful words over bland and vague ones, as well as how to strip your writing of any words that carry dead weight.

Learn how to...

Transform a weary marketing email into a persuasive sales pitch, translate a lackluster cover letter into a hard-hitting document, convert a dreary college essay into a compelling argument, and turn a lifeless blog into a poignant masterpiece.
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This course includes:

  • 50 Video Lectures

  • 4.5 Hours of Content

  • 2 Articles & 10 Downloadable resources

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Section1: INTRODUCTION

  • 2

    Section 2: THE NARRATIVE

    • Lecture 4: How To Find Your Voice

    • Lecture 5: How To Kickstart A Narrative

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    • Lecture 6: How To Organize Your Narrative

    • Lecture 7 - Killer Intros

    • Lecture 8: Cool Kickers

    • Lecture 9: Other Types Of Narrative

    • Lecture 10: How To Embed Imagery

    • Lecture 11: Ninja Writing Exercises: THE NARRATIVE

    • Lecture 12: Bonus Ninja Tactics #1: SYMMETRY

    • Lecture 13: Bonus Ninja Tactics #2: HOW TO EXTEND A NARRATIVE

    • Lecture 14 : Bonus ninja tactics #3: HOW TO GET A FRESH PERSPECTIVE
  • 3

    Section 3: PARAGRAPHS

  • 4

    Section 4: SENTENCE

    • Lecture 19: How To Recognize A Non-Sentence

    • Lecture 20: How To Tighten Sentences

    • Lecture 21: How To Sharpen Sentences

    • Lecture 22: How To Give Sentences Rhythm

    • Lecture 23: How To Produce Poetic Sentences

    • Lecture 24: How To Create Emphasis

    • Lecture 25: How To Whip Up Drama

    • Lecture 26: Don't Give Readers Whiplash

    • Lecture 27: Stick To What's Necessary

    • Lecture 28: Avoid Back Referencing

    • Lecture 29: Avoid Run-On Ambiguity

    • Lecture 30: Ninja Writing Exercises: SENTENCES

    • Lecture 31: Bonus Ninja Tactics #1: WRITE FOR YOUR GRANDMA

    • Lecture 32: Bonus Ninja Tactics #2: THE ONE-BREATH READBACK
  • 5

    Section 5: WORDS

    • Lecture 33: Choose Precise Words

    • Lecture 34: Avoid Technical, Abstract Words

    • Lecture 35: Choose Colorful Words

    • Lecture 36: Notice Implied Words

    • Lecture 37: Avoid Pointless Distinctions

    • Lecture 38: Degrees Of Orderliness

    • Lecture 39: Create More Special Effects

    • Lecture 40: The Power Of Reminder Words

    • Lecture 41: Words That Sound Good Together

    • Lecture 42: Numbers Into Words, Titles Into Descriptions

    • Lecture 43: Don't Overemphasize

    • Lecture 44: How To Slice Syllables

    • Lecture 45: Ninja Writing Exercises: WORDS

    • Lecture 46: Bonus Ninja Tactics #1: HOW TO BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY

    • Lecture 47: Bonus Ninja Writing Tactics #2: OBSOLETE HYPHENS
  • 6

    Section 6: CONCLUSION

    • Lecture 48: Quick Wrap-Up

    • Lecture 49: Where Next?

    • Lecture 50: Ninja Writer's Checklist

Meet Your Instructor

SHANI RAJA

Shani Raja was an editor for The Wall Street Journal, where he also trained journalists. He has also written for The Economist, Time magazine, the FT and Bloomberg News. Today, Shani teaches students the advanced writing and storytelling techniques he learned as a news editor. His teachings have helped authors, bloggers, business writers and Tedx speakers enhance their copywriting skills.

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James B

Hugely impressed with the professionalism and quality of this course: Shani Raja imparts his invaluable knowledge and experience of writing, and editing, in a clear and succinct way. I am grateful to him for this course and will almost certainly follow it up with more.

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