Jodi Tormey – Writing for Children
This course was a great step-by-step instruction for someone like me who has never written a book. Kelly was great to work with, very knowledgeable and helpful.
Read MoreChristina Cavallaro – Writing Our Grief
Rudri’s combination of compassion and solid tangible technique furthered my continuing development as a writer. If you want to take an MFA level class with an instructor who cares enough to guide you kindly but sure-footedly to the edges of your comfort zones—then this class is for you. You will come out on the other side a much improved writer.
Read MoreSu Pollard – Flash Fiction
The course stretched and pulled at the writer’s imagination and creativity. Students who participated became a highly supportive group who gave regular and valuable feedback. Barbara was prompt and considered in her feedback.
Read MoreJudith Drotar – The Ongoing Fiction Workshop
This was a great group of writers. Everyone was pretty experienced as fiction writers. Shelley knows her stuff and adds brief but relevant advice. My fellow classmates helped me a lot, too.
Read MoreNancy Shaffer – Rapid Story Development
Jeff has a real strength as a one-on-one teacher, listening to you stumble through your hazy story ideas and helping you find the gem within. Story structure has always been something I’ve been weak on, if not outright wary of. Jeff is great at connecting character growth with story structure with emotional-dramatic effect so you know you’re not only writing the story you want to tell, but the story that’s going to have the reader turning pages.
Read MoreSteven Watson – Rapid Story Development
The course content went beyond my expectations. I learned quite a bit about character development and storytelling which will serve me well as I continue to grow as a fiction writer. I enjoyed and appreciated the more analytic approach the instructor took in teaching the material. Excellent experience.
Read MoreJanine Stein – Rapid Story Development
Having the enneagram as a framework for building out my characters is invaluable. When you are playing God and creating people from scratch it’s incredibly useful to have these kinds of tools. I made enormous progress; the recordings were good and Jeff was always available for one-on-one catchups.
Read MoreCynthia Slack – Writing Our Grief
A must take course! Our instructor, Rudri Patel, led the course with such brilliance, commitment and sensitivity. Each lesson was well organized. Ms. Patel went above and beyond with weekly zoom classes, and she added her personal experiences as a writer so freely.
Read MoreBarbara Moroncini – Writing Our Grief
I took this class to try and shake myself out of a creative and emotional paralysis. Not only did it work, but I was offered spaces I did not even know I needed to inhabit. Rudri is a terrific teacher, unusually generous with her time, critiques, and all-around support. Her classes are structured but not rigid, with assignments geared to generate pieces of increased complexity. She pushes students to give what she senses they are capable of, in a way that, in the case of my classmates, often generated exceptional results. And once the work is done, Rudri is tremendously encouraging to get to the next step: spread the love and submit for publication. I am grateful for all this class gifted me, and most definitely recommend it.
Read MoreAllison Allen – Next-Level Creative Nonfiction
The content was excellent and there was a wealth of information and optional readings. The lessons were well structured. I felt it was easily college level in terms of the content. Wendy clearly knows her stuff and she was very generous with her feedback on the weekly assignments.
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