Creative Writing
Work on your manuscript -- your novel, your memoir, your essay, short story, or magazine feature.
Through careful reading, a deep understanding of story, and an analytic approach, we can help you realize the vision you have for your work, and to see the hidden potential that -- because writers are so close to their work -- you may have missed.
Work one on one with professional published authors to revise, edit, and sharpen your work for publication -- or for your own mastery of the craft, cognitive and spiritual enrichment, and personal enjoyment.
We can help you undertand how story works, and how writing works. If you want college credit, take a college course. If you want to understand your writing or refine your work for publication, come to Northwest Writing Arts.
Work on your manuscript -- your novel, your memoir, your essay, short story, or magazine feature.
Through careful reading, a deep understanding of story, and an analytic approach, we can help you realize the vision you have for your work, and to see the hidden potential that -- because writers are so close to their work -- you may have missed.
Work one on one with professional published authors to revise, edit, and sharpen your work for publication -- or for your own mastery of the craft, cognitive and spiritual enrichment, and personal enjoyment.
We can help you undertand how story works, and how writing works. If you want college credit, take a college course. If you want to understand your writing or refine your work for publication, come to Northwest Writing Arts.
CREATIVE WRITING STUDENTS SAY ...
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“Rich is amazing. I honestly feel like I improved as a writer just because of his teaching style. He continues to challenge me as a writer and if I ever make it in the publishing world it will be because I had him for a professor. He's one of the most passionate and patient teachers I've ever had.”
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“I learned more in our first class (defining the elements of fiction) than I have in entire semesters of classes elsewhere ... Very well done, and it was extremely timely for a personal project I am working on.”
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“Professor Simon guided the class in understanding and achieving the goals of creative writing on every assignment. His personal critiques of the works written demonstrated his total understanding of the work presented and was most helpful in guiding the student. He had a very personal relationship with each student and made the class challenging and interesting.”
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“I think the challenge of writing a fictional analysis helped me to quickly learn to think deeper about the story lines, the hidden meanings within the story, and especially helped me to work hard on organizing my thoughts for each assignment.”
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"I learned more from you in one semester than I have from all my other teachers. I would not have progressed as much as I did this semester in my writing had I not taken this course from you. You're my Yoda of writing professors."
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