MEMBERS' COMMENTS

".. I have found the Peter Elbow philosophy doctrine useful. I have also learned from examining in a group other people's work, published and unpublished."

PD/13.06.03

"One of the benefits of our method is that it can accommodate all levels of writing experience at the same table, affording learning (and teaching) opportunities alike to the highly gifted and the absolute beginner. It achieves this by removing open debate from the equation. You know:... there is no point scoring, no arguing, no criss-crossing exchanges, no trying to arrive at a consensus. Nobody is in competition or required to shine. You simply mull over what you hear, hold on to what of it you think you can use, discard the rest. Quietly, you 'get on with it' and inexorably improve, influenced by whomever, and whatever, at our sessions you found helpful."

"Once 'the penny' has dropped and learning is happening, you can't wait for each new session to begin."

NH/01/02/05