Student Quotes

This class was Mother's Milk for infant novels.

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

After ten years of struggling, I finally feel that finishing this novel is within my grasp!

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

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

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.

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

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

An excellent way to stay on track, inspired, and supported.

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.

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.

I learned more in this course than I could possibly write here. The instructor was amazing online. The best I've ever had and I have taken 7 online courses at various places. My understanding of the issues related to writing a novel is light years ahead of where it was prior to the class.

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

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

This was one of the most enjoyable and expertly directed classes I have ever taken. I look forward to being in one of this instructor's classes again.

This course helped me have a major writing breakthrough. Very exciting!

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.

The teacher was one of the great teachers of my life (including my Yale professors!).

The class kept me motivated and accountable to my writing, which was exactly what I was looking for.