The feedback and support of the tutor and moderator really helped me keep going.

The course has been absolutely fantastic. I know there will be many challenges ahead (once you step away from one scene and one area of focus things can very quickly start feeling overwhelming again), but I do feel that I have that toolkit to deal with them and, most importantly, not just a rigid set…

I’ve loved this course and have been recommending it to a couple of my friends. It’s changed how I think about writing (I used to batter out a few chapters then start planning). I’ve written three novels’ synopses since starting this course, so I’ve got my writing sorted for the next little while. The advice…

I feel like I’ve learnt so much through the materials, also from just sitting down and writing.

It has, without a doubt, been hard work, but I feel I’ve learned so much and have really enjoyed writing. The content was brilliant, a really great course.

I’m quite proud of having written my first short story!

A great kick-start for me, it’s really given me what I needed to keep going. Thank you.

Thanks for the virtual company and the feedback. It was great to read all of the group’s interesting takes on the various assignments.

I have absolutely loved the Beginners’ Fiction course, and feel that I have learned so much in just a few weeks. I really appreciate the tutoring, the exercises, the guidelines and the excellent resources you have put together to deliver the course. It was great to meet such a supportive and positive group of fellow…

I have enjoyed the course very much. There is always knowledge to gain from writing, whatever the genre, and I feel I have learnt a great deal from these sessions. Also, I very much appreciate the student critiques and tutor feedback. Top advice is valuable and always welcome. It’s such a shame the course has…

Thanks very much for a brilliant course. I have learned a huge amount and it’s been great to discover that an online class really can work!

Before the course I thought I would never be able to come up with any decent ideas, I now find myself with a list and one in particular I think I could actually expand on.