Student Quotes

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

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

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

Great class for anyone serious about completing a novel.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

This class pushes you to just sit down and write, which is what you need during the first-draft stage.

An excellent way to get your novel kickstarted, to have support and guidance as you discover your writing, and to find a writing community.

Everything in this class was organized and structured to perfection.