Student Quotes

Enlightening...a truly life-enriching experience. I can't praise the teacher enough. He opened my eyes to aspects of novel writing that would never have occurred to me if I hadn't enrolled in the course. I consider it a privilege to have been a member of his class.

This Novel Writing course gave me many excellent ideas for revising my manuscript. I feel eager to dig in and make the recommended changes.

Novel writing is a lonely process, so it was gratifying to talk with others also going through the same experience.

I don't need an MFA when I can take a Gotham workshop.

On a scale of 1 to 5, I would rate this class a 10. The course, the fellow students, the insights, the structure, the ease of use of your Web site, and most particularly your instructor made the class one of the most wonderful, valuable, and interesting learning experiences of my life.

Excellent overview of the necessary components and the thought process required to produce a novel.

Just the right thing if you're trying to power through a first draft.

I have always found Gotham students to be exceptional. Consequently the feedback you get in the workshop setting is invaluable.

If anyone wants support while writing his/her first draft, this is a great course for that.

This class will help you to get your story ideas organized and written in a format that is just as compelling for readers as it is in your mind.

Everything in this class was organized and structured to perfection.

This class is ideal for writers who have a solid story idea and need structure and external support to develop discipline and further their writing.

The course is all about getting the first draft down on paper with the help of an instructor and fellow classmates. No pressure to read your work out loud but the course will help you keep a word count at your own pace.

The best way to get readers and critiques from your peers before submitting your work to agents and publishers.

A wise choice for someone who has a novel started in their desk drawer.

This class was Mother's Milk for infant novels.

The teacher's instincts for why something does or does not work are sly and subtle and always right.

A great way to see your work through your readers' eyes.

Thanks to this process I am confident I shall finish my first rough draft in a few weeks. That feels like a huge victory to me.

This is an incredibly motivating class that focuses both on the tactics of getting a novel onto paper and the process of keeping those ideas flowing.