What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Other
“Story Telling by Alan Moore was a very good BBC Maestro course. Covering many aspects, from books, comics, films and other media where telling a story is the basis. Fully engaging and Alan's facial expressions were exceptional, particularly when reading excerpts to help get over a point or two. An intriguing character, full of knowledge. The ability to pull examples of what the chapter was covering was pure genius, with no effort at all. There were lessons to learn in every chapter and Alan's style I found to be enthusiastic, dynamic, and certainly not dull.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Pursue a hobby
“I had never read any of Alan Moore's work, and I'm ashamed to now admit that I didn't even know who he was before I did this course (I think it happened because his genre is outside my scope of interest.) However, I had purchased full access to all Maestro courses and wished to immerse myself in as many different writing courses as I could, and thus I "met" Alan. WELL! I have been blown away by his teaching, I wish I'd heard of him years ago. He has taught me so much about the origins of language, the many different writing styles, and the ways to truly tap into creativity and approach this as a craft rather than "work". The sheer joy of being a writer. I'm a university graduate in another discipline, and I have studied at a professional level. I was therefore really appreciative of Alan's approach, he mentions other writers, and points to his influences, but leaves it to you to go and find out more if you want to. He basically saturates you with his knowledge and information that if you choose to, you could follow up on and grow into a full programme of graduate-level study. I love him now, and will always think of him as my tacher.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Learn a new skill, Pursue a hobby
“He is one of the best contemporary writers. I’ve seen many other writers courses from Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Dan brown, RL Stein… but Mr Moore is a very strong character, owning an amazing and creative brain. Hearing from him is just delightful”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Learn a new skill
“If you want to know the nuts and bolts of how to write, this is probably not where you should look. HOWEVER, if you want to learn How to Write and the all-important philosophy of writing then Alan's course is for you. To put it plainly, this man is an absolute genius. From Novels to TV, music to comic books, Alan is the master storyteller and this is what he does. Tells the story of writing sprinkled with anecdotes (mostly about Northampton,) and gives invaluable insights and tips regarding the writing world.
If you have bought the subscription, as I did to write a novel, then before you put pen to paper of finger to the keyboard view this course. I binge-watched it for the overview and that alone is worth the price of the subscription. I will be dipping back in while studying other courses as Alan's way of teaching is fantastic. His choice of other works that illustrate his points is inspired and I now have a list of books to buy, if only to satisfy my curiosity.
Thanks for a great course Alan and thanks BBC for bringing such a rare talent to the teaching sphere.”
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course?
Learn a new skill, Pursue a hobby
“I discovered a wealth of knowledge about the language and expanded my writing arsenal with new tricks. Keep getting a stream of reinvigorated ideas with each chapter. I highly recommend it for any writer.”
