I had been considering a creative writing course for some time, but this was the first one specifically focussed on giving me the feedback and techniques to write my first novel.
When I look at my own writing now compared with a year ago before I started, the improvement has been dramatic. There has been an excellent balance between learning how to write more powerful and tighter narrative sentences, combined with how to build structure and plot.
The course has offered practical guidance on how to think about getting published. As a group of students, we have learnt so much from constructive feedback, both from our tutors and from each other.
I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who wants to turn an idea they have for a novel into reality. The course convenor and other tutors have given their time very willingly to help us develop our skills. All the tutors are published authors with different skill sets and levels of experience and this has been really useful.