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At Gotham, we believe that teaching is every bit as much of an art as writing, and we know through vast experience that the ability to teach creative writing is a unique and valuable skill. That's why all of our teachers are professional writers and professional teachers. They know what it means to work at the craft of writing - they've been in the trenches - and they are expert at conveying the larger concepts and nuances to students of writing. And, most importantly, they don't just talk about writing, they get you writing.
By Britt GambinoGotham teacher Kellye Garrett never believed in psychics—until one told her that she needed to quit her job and start teaching. One week later, she got a call from Gotham saying she was hired to teach TV Writing and got a new full-time position working as a marketing writer for Sharp Electronics. Kellye always loved mysteries, so it’s no surprise that when she went to work in TV, she landed a gig writing for Cold Case—a crime drama focused on disturbing, grisly murders. But after a while, she found brainstorming ways to kill kids wasn’t how she wanted to spend most of her time. Also, she loved the collaborative nature of working on Cold Case, but not the undefined—and often unstable—job path that Hollywood has to offer. Kell... MORE | ARCHIVE Here is the very opening: ###
This is a love story, which, like all great love stories, is ultimately a story of loss. On January 10, 2011, my husband Rick and I received the worst possible news: that our son, Ronan, then nine months old, had Tay-Sachs disease, a rare, progressive and always fatal condition with no treatment and no cure.I had been worried for some time. Ronan was experiencing developmental delays, missing important milestones. I would rush home from work each day hoping... MORE | ARCHIVE
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