"I started creative writing after after spending years working in offices, staring at computer screens, frustrated at my own lack of motivation to fulfil a promise I'd made to myself at school - that one day I'd be a published writer. Stashed away at home I had a selection of half finished manuscripts, partly-filled notebooks, ideas that were great at four in the morning but which never made it onto the page.

The fun started when I got the courage to change direction and do more with my writing . I found a mixture of resources - 'How to...' books, courses at local colleges, writing groups. I tried them all, ending up with an MA in Creative Writing. I was lucky to have the time and the opportunity.

But I realised that there are a lot of aspiring writers who have demanding jobs, families and homes to run. They buy the 'How To Write a Novel' books only to skip most of the exercises - I know, I did it myself. Writing courses at local colleges are often at inconvenient times and writing groups are more than a little intimidating if you've never read your work to strangers before.

For these people an online course - structured but flexible, friendly but constructive, sensitive to the anxieties of writers as well as their ambitions - is the perfect answer.

That's why I designed the Writing Forge.

I and the other tutors understand the challenges and rewards of becoming a writer, that's why we aim to offer a friendly but professional sevice that fits into the lives of our members. I'm pleased to say that the feedback we get tells us that we've succeeded."

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