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I am really glad I took this course. For a while now I'd been ruminating on the 2 ideas for stories. I outlined the revenge plot one that I chose to work on first. But then I just couldn't get motivated to write it out. I figured that having this course assignments would be that kick in the pants I needed, and it was. Until I hit some writer's block. I'm going to be using the resources provided. I also plan on taking the input I received and applying it to my work, as I slowly continue through it. Before taking this course I thought you write out the story, you make a few corrections and then find someone to publish it. That does happen, but with a lot more steps in between, and a lot more revisions than expected.
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I enjoyed this course and learned a lot. The readings and videos were quite helpful. The course pulled me out of my writer's block and got me to finish a story I started a long time ago and to start a new one. So, many thanks!
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Writing has been something I have always had on the back burner and this class really gave me the push I needed to take it seriously. Thank you to each of you for sharing your writing! Also, the class was really great. Like another person posted, I find myself processing what we were learning and didn't get to write as much as I wanted but I will definitely be taking other classes here. Thank you again!
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The class was/is awesome, it has truly compelled me to move forward with more confidence in my writing. The information I needed. My questions were answered, regularly I had many Aha! moments. Thank you. Looking into taking another class. What would be recommended after the beginner class.
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I had a great time taking this class. It really helped motivate me to get started on my storytelling, and gave me some great tools to make my stories more descriptive. The instructor did an excellent job of posting and responding in the chats. I will recommend this course to friends and look for more courses to take!
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"Ms. Marquez, thank you for offering this wonderful class. I learned quite a bit. I'm a bit sad that the class is ending, but I'm happy that I have a few more tools to work with and I feel inspired to write more." - Pat S.
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"Thank you for your kind words. Your class was enjoyable, challenging, and well organized. It taught me more in the past six weeks than I learned on my own over the past six months." - Renita S.
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I always believed that fiction was not my thing. Stories I started in the past always turned into unwieldy blobs. I now have a better understanding of character development, dialog, theme and plot. I challenged myself to write a short story. Didn't quite make it, but I enjoyed the journey, nonetheless.
I found this class super helpful and pinned many of the articles to my ""Writing"" board in Pinterest. I plan to reread them again and again. I also enjoyed the discussion areas. Great comments and advice. While I am not ready to publish, I like the idea of writing contests. Who knows? Maybe I'll win!
So a big THANK YOU to everyone who put this class together and participated in the discussion areas. This has been such a great experience!"
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I found this to be an extremely beneficial course. It strikes just the right level of detail for beginning courses. It's very thorough and covers all aspects that beginning writers should know. The fact that we have peer review is excellent as well. I've found very useful criticism from my peers that I plan to incorporate into my novel. In short, I wouldn't change anything about the course.
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Thank you for offering this course! I didn't know that so much could be covered in a 6 week course. It has been so helpful and I've learned so much. I plan to take another course soon so that I may continue learning and honing this craft.
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