Student Quotes

You will be unbelievably engaged.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Gotham Writers Workshop has rocked my world and transformed my life. I no longer blush when I tell people I am a writer.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.