Rebecca Serpe – Ordinary to Extraordinary

Tina is phenomenal! Her suggestions were extremely helpful – a great assist in moving me out of the cocoon of comfort and onto unknown terrain. I will definitely look for more of her classes.

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Marjorie Pettigrove – Food Writing

This was a great course! I feel my writing improved quite a bit because of great feedback from the teacher and my peers. Jennifer responded in a timely manner, gave great feedback and keep the course on track.

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Johnnie May – Ordinary to Extraordinary

Tina Barry is exceptional as an instructor. She responds with critiques in a timely manner, she shares well-thought-out suggestions and she is very liberal with praise for what is working well. Overall, Tina is a very caring and supportive teacher. As a retired educator, I very much appreciated Tina’s organization of the course as well. Her instructions were clear, her examples were excellent, and her communication with the class was supportive and very helpful. I am excited about taking other classes from Tina!

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Susan Goldberg – Ordinary to Extraordinary

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Tina’s feedback on my work was very helpful, balanced and constructive. She is a real crafts-person and her own writing is beautiful. I look forward to taking another course with Tina. 

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Susan Vespoli – Ordinary to Extraordinary

I had an excellent experience with this course. I have taken multiple workshops and classes with Tina Barry over the years and have always found her prompts, lessons, and feedback inspiring. This course did not disappoint!

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Steve Paris – Food Writing

This course was incredibly valuable to me – both in terms of developing the quality of my writing and learning about the business side of food writing. Jennifer’s feedback on our submissions was thoughtful and very useful. The guidance she provided, and the specific feedback on my writing, helped develop both the quality of my writing and my ability to self-criticize.

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Aphrodite Knoop – Write Your World

Rudri Patel’s Write Your World is a standout on many levels. Rudri provides exceptional content and resources, and goes above and beyond to provide one-on-one mentoring and feedback. She is generous with her time and inspires the class to dig deep. I would recommend this course for anyone who wants to delve more into the emotional truths of creative non-fiction and self-expression.

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Tom Lorio – In Your Own Words

This was an excellent class and one that gave me a weekly opportunity to flesh out ideas and get real-time responses. Margo is knowledgeable and compassionate, with a keen eye for strengths and areas of growth.

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Erica Eisdorfer – Plot Your Novel

I was adrift; writing brings me a great deal of joy and somehow I wasn’t able to begin. I couldn’t make the dive. Jack’s assignments helped me put a toe in. And his responses to my writing helped me tread water. And then: momentum! So I’m very grateful.

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