Student Quotes

This course was a huge help in driving my confidence as a writer.

What I liked most was how "real" the class and the instructor were--no cyberspace feeling. Communication was responsive, there was lots of interaction between instructor and students. I thought the whole thing was great.

A very eye-opening experience that has allowed me to realize that there are other ways of looking at the world and in-turn taking those perceptions and writing something about them.

I would definitely recommend Gotham as a way to start a writing journey, recommit yourself to writing, or to simply let your creative juices flow and imagination fly.

This course provided the support I needed to get working on a romance novel. I am already looking forward to taking the next course.

This definitely is a good starting point for anyone interested in diving more into writing for stage, movies, or TV.

I feel like I've made my story so much better in just a few short months. Thank you!

This class was a wonderful mix of lecture, assignments, exchanges, and critiques. I've learned so much. My technique has improved, and I will continue to refer to the lectures as I write my memoir.

You might feel weird about an online class, in the sense that you may not get the same benefits as being in a classroom, BUT you get so much. Printable lectures, feedback, teacher accessibility and even a weekly lounge for touching base and meeting the others.

The course and the instructor have awakened in me a passion for writing I didn’t know I had.

The most practical and useful writing class I've ever taken, and that from someone who never liked school.

Phrases I would use are "achievable deadlines for working people", "constructive critiques from an eagle-eyed instructor" and "bloody good course". Am I allowed to swear?

i didn't feel intimidated, having never written poetry before.

I felt as though we had a real mentor who genuinely cared about making our writing better and seeing us get it out into the world.

This is an intensive, extremely smart four-week master plan for creating the perfect nonfiction proposal.

I left this course better equipped to pursue my publishing goals.

I completed the course feeling that I was a better songwriter.

I was apprehensive at first about taking an online class since I am not a computer expert, and also because I wondered about a class with no face-to-face interaction. However, taking this class on the computer was so simple, I never felt intimidated. I also felt like I came to know both the instructor and the other students through their comments and class discussion.

Very good intensive on setting up a blog.

If you're at all interested in playwriting, even if you have no idea what you want to write about, you must take this course.