Sharon Thompson – Ordinary to Extraordinary: Turning Everyday Experiences into Poetry

I had an enriching experience. Tina had excellent suggestions, all of which I’ve incorporated. I was able to overcome a months-long dry spell, and it certainly feels great to break through my writer’s block. My fingers are flying over the keyboard and scribbling with pen in my journal.

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Sherry Fooshey – Ordinary to Extraordinary

This was the first online writing class I’ve tried and I was very pleased with how well it was organized. I looked forward to each assignment and found the prompts and information stimulating. They also helped me stretch beyond my comfort zone. Tina’s comments were always helpful and direct in positive ways that encouraged revisions for better results. She also suggested specific poets to consider for reading. I enjoyed the class and want to do another soon. Well done!

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Karen McCall – The Lyric Essay

Gretchen has great ideas and gives coaching feedback as well as praise. It was exciting to learn about new forms in essay writing and how the form can help carry the story. The group of writers was helpful and positive in providing feedback to each others; I really enjoyed the experience of the community.

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Elizabeth Speziale – The Lyric Essay

This course helped me expand my understanding of what an essay can be, and encouraged me to push myself to try different forms of expression. I learned a lot from my fellow students and the instructor and received excellent feedback on my writing. I learned so much from Gretchen’s lectures as well as from her comments, not only on my writing but on my fellow students’ writings as well.

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Charlotte Randolph – Ordinary to Extraordinary

Tina’s suggestions to all the participants was respectful and helpful. I feel like I know her now! The alternate prompts she offered for each lesson helped me find the inspiration to begin that writing assignment.

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Suspense Sells! – Aleks Haecky

Thank you for an inspiring class! I took the class to give me an impetus to jump start writing again, and it accomplished that and a lot more! Learned a lot and still going through the material. I even submitted (and got rejected, that’s OK — submitting is what’s important).

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Carla Serenko – The First Fifty Pages of the Novel

The instructional material, discussions, and critiques have been very, very valuable and delivered with honesty laced with respect. The recommendations for checking out literary fiction agents touched me more than you can know. I don’t have a lot of self-confidence, but [Sandra] has done a lot in helping me check back in with myself and let me know that I’m a capable writer. 

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Maureen Hayes – Humor is the New Black!

Julie gave me great feedback. I felt she took time to understand what I was writing and provided meaningful suggestions to make my work stronger. I felt her comments were always constructive. She has a very positive attitude and it shows during her critiques. She knows what will make a piece shine and get the attention from publications.

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