Start selling creative writing courses from your own site for free.
Masteriyo is the all-in-one LMS plugin built for creative writing instructors who’d rather edit drafts than wrestle with checkout pages, plugin stacks, and platform fees.
Building memorable characters
Why creative writing instructors move to WordPress
Stop building your writing school on someone else’s platform.
Hosted course platforms work fine when you’re testing the idea. But once your creative writing teaching practice is real, WordPress gives you ownership, lower fees, and room to grow at your own pace.
Stop sharing every sale with MasterClass.
Hosted platforms keep raising fees as your audience grows. Masteriyo runs checkout natively on your WordPress site — no marketplace cuts, no transaction fees.
Own your student relationships.
Your audience, email list, enrollments, and student progress stay connected to your brand — not locked behind a platform’s login screen.
One plugin, not five.
Lessons, quizzes, certificates, payments, drip content, and student tracking — all handled inside one WordPress LMS. No fragile chain of add-ons.
Sample course structure
Your first creative writing course, live this afternoon.
Structure your curriculum the way students actually learn: short writing walkthroughs and craft demonstrations, guided practice, downloadable story prompts, and progress checkpoints. Drop in your own videos, customize the modules, and you’re enrolling students.
COURSE PREVIEW
Creative Writing Foundations
5 modules · 26 lessons · 3 quizzes · Certificate
MODULE 01
Story Structure
MODULE 02
Character Building
MODULE 03
Voice & Style
MODULE 04
Editing & Revision
MODULE 05
Final Story & Certificate
What you can do
A real creative writing course business needs more than a video uploader.
Sell, teach, manage, and grow your writing school from one WordPress LMS plugin.
Build your creative writing curriculum.
Drag-and-drop modules, lessons, videos, downloadable prompts and worksheets, and quizzes from a single dashboard. No code, no theme fights.
Accept payments natively.
Sell with Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, or WooCommerce. Multi-currency built in so students from any country pay in their local money.
Quiz students on craft and structure.
Nine question types. Auto-grade structure recognition, voice patterns, and revision steps — without manual checking.
Issue certificates on completion.
Branded, downloadable certificates students can share when they finish your creative writing program. Add your logo, your wording, your style.
Drip lessons week by week.
Release modules on a schedule for multi-week writing programs. Builds anticipation, paces practice, and reduces refunds.
See exactly who’s practicing.
Lesson completion, quiz attempts, drafts submitted — every student’s progress tracked so you know who needs more drafts and who’s ready to revise.
Start With a Template
Get your website launched in no time with our professionally designed website template for your online course. Powered by . Ready to launch with a 1-click import.
Start using this template today by installing the FREE theme.
Plus dozens more starter sites to choose from.
Pricing fit
Start free. Upgrade when your writing school starts growing.
Most creative writing instructors launch with the free plugin, then upgrade to Pro when they need certificates, drip content, advanced quizzes, or course bundles.
Free
$0
Free forever · WordPress.org
Perfect for publishing your first creative writing course and testing the student experience.
Basic
$99/yr
For solo creators
For selling paid creative writing courses with stronger checkout, certificates, and assignments.
Pro
$149/yr
For growing schools
For multi-course schools using drip content, bundles, gradebook, and advanced quizzes.
Special introductory pricing. All renewals at full price.
Creator voices
Creators chose Masteriyo — and didn’t look back.
130+ five-star reviews across WordPress.org and G2.
“Masteriyo will set the standard for not only how course builders should be built, but plugins in general. The ease, simplicity, beauty, and speed are unmatched.”
— @ej2008
WordPress.org review
“Masteriyo is a true dark horse — lesser known than TutorLMS, LearnDash, or LifterLMS, but just as powerful, if not more so.”
— @bradtech
WordPress.org review
“Very easy to use and intuitive. I was impressed by everything it can do at such a reasonable cost.”
— Beverley D.
G2 review
FAQ
The questions creative writing instructors ask.
Can I sell creative writing courses online directly from WordPress?
Yes. Masteriyo gives you a complete LMS — course builder, lessons, quizzes, payments, and student management — all on your own WordPress site. No hosted platform, no per-sale cuts.
Can I include story prompts, craft guides, and revision checklists?
Yes. Add downloadable lesson materials alongside your videos, quizzes, and text lessons. Students get everything they need in one place.
Do I need WooCommerce or a separate payment plugin?
No. Masteriyo includes native payments via Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, and Mollie out of the box. WooCommerce is optional if you already use it.
Can I release lessons week by week?
Yes. Content drip lets you schedule modules for multi-week writing programs — useful for keeping students paced and reducing refunds.
Do I need technical skills to set up my course site?
No. Masteriyo is built for creators, not developers. The setup wizard creates every page you need in under a minute — checkout, dashboard, course pages, all auto-configured. If you can run a WordPress site, you can run Masteriyo.
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