I have found the course extremely constructive and useful. The design and execution of the various elements has opened my eyes to the way editing works. Before I started the course, I wondered about the interactive nature of the class, but I have found that the input from my colleagues at all levels has been…

This course has saved me months, if not years, of extraneous writing and tinkering. My tutor, Kathryn, nudged me towards a large-scale structural edit which led to a culling from 115K to around 70K words as I write this. If nothing else, this course had been worth the money for that one, critical piece of…

The course has helped me put together a methodology which will be vital if I am to succeed in this new career.

I am really enjoying the course. The lessons are teaching me so much about editing. Now I know how to approach some of the challenges in my first draft.

I knew when I decided to do this course, with the expense considerations and the time, that if nothing else it would at least make me a better writer, but honestly it’s really surpassed my expectations. I just feel like I’ve been given a complete tool-kit.

The course is brilliant, and the reason I say that is because it is built on firm and reliable foundations.

The course structure and insightful feedback from my fellow story tellers has changed my whole approach to writing.

I’m very pleased with the course and learning from everyone! I’ve been raving about it everyone who listens.

If you want to become better at being a writer, let alone have a career as one, there’s one book that you need to read: John Yorke’s Into The Woods. It’s a book full of the secrets of what makes great stories work. Read it and you’ll never look at a film or TV show…

I regard this course as one of the best things I have ever decided to do. Thinking seriously about the act of writing – the skills involved, the things we want to say – seems an essential element of a thoughtful, examined life. I took on this course because I hoped it would be a…

It has been a brilliant course, I am sorry that it is coming to an end. When I started there was so much I didn’t know that I didn’t know. I now have some idea of the skills I need to develop and a more realistic grasp of what is involved in writing good fiction.

This is helping me understand the difference between being a reader and being a script editor.