Testimonials
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"This
is without a doubt the best writing course in
Sydney. I strongly recommend it to anyone with a
story to tell and more to the point - to people
unsure of what the story they want to write
is." "Reading
back over my first novel, I'm aware of a change at
the point where I started doing the Writers Studio
course. It's where my descriptions went from run of
the mill to, I think, much more visual. No one can
give you a secret formula for 'how to write', but
the Writers Studio seems able to unleash the wild
writer beast in us all! And what I learned there in
1998 has stayed with me ." "I
have good news...I have two books being published
this year. Since I did my first Writer's Studio
course in 1998, I've had over 100 articles
published, now three books, had three short film
scripts made, and published poetry and short
stories in small press magazines. I owe so much of
that to what I have learnt from you over the years.
So a big Thank You!" "It
was fantastic - the best course I've ever done. I
now look at the world differently. I've learnt to
trust myself - however wacky - keep writing - so
many things - too numerous to mention! I'm sure my
writing has improved - the way I understand and
write and feel about the world surely has. It was
brilliantly organised, seamless, lovely leaders -
hard to believe that so many great writers and
lovely people could be in the room at the same
time." From an article in The Sydney Morning Herald by Ali Gripper, "Roland Fishman is a journalist-turned-author who also happens to have a Midas touch with teaching people how to get in touch with their imaginations. Unlike many who think there's magic or romance in writing and that it's a gift bestowed by the gods on a special few, Fishman adheres to a far more pragmatic approach. He believes writing is a craft that can be learned, with techniques and tools that can be applied, like chisels, to characters and scenes. He's convinced that all of us can write a novel or short story that people want to read. The biggest barrier is learning how to silence our inner critic that tells us we have nothing original to say, and trusting the creativity of our unconscious minds instead." "A
truly practical approach to the secrets of good
story telling." "Well!
I feel like I've learnt more in this course that I
did in my whole MA in writing at Sydney Uni.
Fabulous. Finally someone who really does have the
key to practical help for writers. I really really
loved finally feeling like things were coming out
of me, when for so long I've felt like a big dried
up prune! Congratulations Writers' Studio and
Roland, great course." "I
have just completed a wonderful course that really
does deliver what it's title promotes. Inside all
of us - I know that now, all of us - is a creative
force that can be harnessed. At times over the the
past weeks I have felt like it' been hard work,
I've felt under pressure, I've felt confronted and
lain bare. But then, so has everyone else. I now
have an inkling of what I might be capable of, and
must resolve to never forget that. Most of all, it
really has been more a fun experience than just a
"learning" one." "Eventually
I went on a writing course. I was skeptical, didn't
think you could teach someone how to write. I've
been writing for ages as you know, but before this
I never had the courage to show my work to anyone
else. And over here that is a part of what we do.
The course is unexpected, vital, fresh, makes you
think of ideas and notions that you never knew you
had. It disolves 'writer's blocks' . I have learnt
so very much and have been guided by patient
teachers who would not allow negativity to prevail.
It has been so worth while and liberating, you
should do it too, become your dream." "I
have discovered that writing isn't all about this
fantastic creative talent hidden or otherwise.
There is a process to it and I like the fact that
there is actually a simple step-by-step guide and
procedure to it. Of course there are days when I
just don't think I have enough discipline but when
I do, it is pure pleasure." Fiona Seres, studied scriptwriting at The Australian Film and Television School and at New York University. She worked on a treatment in the Novel and Script Course at the Writers' Studio and on the strength of that treatment, had her next script optioned by Working Title film who made Notting Hill and Billy Elliot, which she was working on in class with us. She is also working on a project with Columbia Tristar. |
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