Michelle Matiyow – Intro to Fiction Writing
This was such a remarkable experience, it far exceeded my expectations. Prior to taking this class, I had been working on short stories for years and never managed to finish one. However, during this relatively short class, I finished seven stories and started three more.
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This was a good course for me. The student and teacher feedback were very helpful. Sarah went the extra mile for us, even offering the opportunity to write together outside of the allotted class session times.
Read MoreRamona Banuelos – The Wandering Heart
I found the course very liberating. I received constructive, kind feedback. Julie is very good at guiding the clueless in the direction of potential answers. My fellow students were talented and generous.
Read MoreKim Hastings – The Wandering Heart
Julie is an excellent instructor who brings out the best in your writing. Her exercises for the homework are so much fun. She answers all your questions, gives you some suggestions, and NEVER judges you. She is a wealth of information!
Read MoreLisa Hamidi – Intro to Fiction Writing
This was my first online writing course and it exceeded my expectations. Donna was knowledgable and highly responsive. She was very encouraging and my classmates were very engaged. I had a great experience.
Read MoreAntonia Lindner – The First Fifty Pages of the Novel
I am so thankful for having been able to participate in this course! It kept me accountable, the input and feedback from the teacher was inspiring and constructive, and the atmosphere and feedback of my fellow writers was very thoughtful.
Read MoreDung-Chi Tran – Intro to Fiction Writing
Donna is an experienced and engaging teacher. Her lectures are concise and to the point. Her feedback on assignments are detailed and thoughtful. She goes above and beyond the online platform to organize weekly Zoom meetings to check in, and invites everyone to share their writing practices, their progress and challenges.
Read MoreCatherine Proppe – Mushy Middle
Excellent. Very novel and helpful approach to plotting that makes the essentials of powerful storytelling clear. Challenging but very eye opening and helpful.
Read MoreNancy Shaffer – Mushy Middle
This class, and the instructor in particular, reached into my story and my writing practice and took both to a new and more productive level. Jeff Lyons takes obvious delight in turning ideas and even dog-eared manuscripts into real stories.
Read MoreNina Goss – Poetry Workshop
Rosemary Bensko’s instructional materials and attention to student work is professional and engaged beyond the expectations for an online course. Her attention to our work is so prompt and engaged—she takes the construction of a good poem seriously and that’s exactly what you want in a poetry instructor. She attends to language, the presentation of feeling, the development of idea and story in a poem. I’m currently taking my 3rd class with her.
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