Student Quotes

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Everything in this class was organized and structured to perfection.

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

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

Great class for anyone serious about completing a novel.

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.