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Writing Bestselling Fiction with Ken Follett Reviews

4.9 Rating 179 Reviews
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill, Pursue a hobby, Achieve career goals, Celebrity-interest
Ken is my favourite author. I've loved his lessons, guests and peek at his office. I will be rewatching all of his lessons.
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Posted 9 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill, Pursue a hobby, Achieve career goals, Other
Ken goes through the various elements of writing a book. He covers the main bases, but doesn't really get into nitty-gritty of it. I was hoping for much more detail - explanation of his techniques and tools he uses to get to the end, rather than this slightly smug, high-level view. This course feels like something of missed opportunity. But then again, if I were a 200m+ selling author, I might be a little reticent to open the kimono too wide.
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Posted 9 months ago
Hi Stuart, Thanks for your review. We value every BBC Maestro customer, and really value your feedback. All courses have detailed course notes to accompany them, which a lot of learners find really useful when watching a course, especially when completing the course exercises. These might provide more insight from Ken for you to get stuck into! I hope this helps, but feel free to contact our amazing customer service team at support@bbcmaestro.com if you would like more support! Best, Rebecca
Posted 9 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill, Pursue a hobby, Other
Absolutely brilliant. I have learnt so much, but also found it really enjoyable and entertaining.
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Posted 10 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Other
Terrific stuff from a master! The course is delivered in digestible chunks but every word and observation counts. The course is well structured and so informative. I have learnt so much as I start my first novel. Thank you Ken and the BBC. Highly recommended.
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Posted 10 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill, Achieve career goals
I am learning so much in this class! I love the way Ken Follett teaches, explains everything and gives us tons of examples and exercises to do. Excellent class!
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Posted 10 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill, Achieve career goals
He’s a character in his own right. But insightful information that helps a novice writer like myself
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Posted 10 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill
Ken is a disciplined writer and shared some great insights into his own writing and that of other writers he admires. I particularly valued his lesson about the importance of the first line, but his shared process and resources were also very helpful.
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Posted 10 months ago
What was your primary motivation for purchasing this course? Learn a new skill, Achieve career goals
This course was very didactic. Mr Follett teaches us in a very straightfoward way the best ways to be a succesfull writer and the course follows a linear and undertandable rhythm. Thank you very much for allowing us to learn from one of the best writers in the world.
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Posted 10 months ago