Creative Writing Courses - ever done one?

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I've just seen this www.faber.co.uk/article/2008/7/tobias-hill-paris-course and wondered if anyone knew about it. Thanks.

i have done one of the wotsit name escapes me courses

...and?

arvon foundation thats the one

i came back and left my husband

was with debbie isit

Yes, I did one on Skyros, and would have done an Arvon one too, only a week away from dd is a bit much right now.

But there's no guarantee that a good writer is a good teacher - I love Tobias Hill, and would willingly sit and listen to him for 3 days, but you'd have to pay me to get me to sit through Jeanette Winterson. She doesn't strike me as having enough empathy or patience to be able to teach.

isitt

mine was on improvised dramatic theatre

Now I feel like such a bore, I didn't even leave my job after mine...

I think that courses are really good if you're starting out, or if you have a novel or something on the boil; otherwise, I've got a lot more out of a regular writing group.

i am thinking of doing an open un iversity one i think they look better value

all these week with srtange folk locked up together are life changing ime

i have done sailing, diving etc too and same effect

I did one at a local college, it was rubbish.
Arvon are good though.

Start my open uni one in september cannot wait....its part of my degree in literature and would recommend open uni anytime!