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WHAT THEY SAID
Dark Angels courses touch people in all sorts of different ways.
Here are some of the things that students have said to us afterwards:
"There is something very
powerful in learning so much, without a sense of having been taught. A
windswept mountain, eleven strangers and communal bathrooms was never my
idea of a great time. How wrong I was. Imagine a combination of The Big
Chill, Dead Poets Society and Braveheart. That's the Moniack experience.
Somehow, and imperceptibly, John and Jamie wove together the people, the
place, and the power of words. The week at Moniack went straight into my
treasure box of memories." – John Allert, Interbrand UK
"I can’t find the words to do justice to what the course has done for me except
to say that I came away from Scotland a different person, and it wasn’t just the
long walks and the fresh air that did it. "
– Sarah Wade, Elmwood
"... the course has re-ignited a proper passion in me. I am so excited
about exploring all the different ways in which I can express myself through words; it's as if I've
peeled on a new pair of eyes."
– Ceri Tallett, Innocent
"... and
another big thank you for helping me rediscover how much fun writing in
our wonderful language can be."
– Sarah
Hiscock, Consultant
"Thank you both for a fantastic
week. I got so much out of it, both personally and professionally."– Katherine Mellor, Lever
Faberge
"Thanks again for an inspiring and useful week ... Poetry’s more fun than I’d expected. Now I can’t seem to stop writing it
(exactly as I’d feared!)."– Jonathan Holt, Freelance Writer, London
"An extremely productive and
invigorating week."– Andrew Arnold, Carlsberg
Breweries, Copenhagen
"It was an experience I’ll
remember for the rest of my life, and a bit of a personal epiphany, if
that doesn’t sound too grand. I wasn’t sure I was brave enough to sign up
– and I approached the course in a state of blind panic. But I’m so glad I
came. Within an hour of returning, after an eight hour journey, I was
writing. First thing the following morning, before I did anything else, I
started writing. It certainly lit a spark in me."– Anita Holford, Writing Services
"The combination of
inspiration, wordy trials, communal life and shared experiences is an
unbeatable one."– Emma Lawson, Sotheby's
Europe
"I haven't been able to stop writing since I came back. Seriously.
I get up early to do it now. I had visitors all day Saturday and was getting quite itchy for them
to leave, as I hadn't written anything all day."– Liz Doig, Elmwood, Leeds
"I
just wanted to thank you for running a fantastic and inspiring course.
Blessed by a wonderful setting, perfect weather and a great group of
writers, it’s an experience I will continue to treasure."– Alan Mockler, Corporate
Culture
"A big thank-you for a wonderful week last week:
challenging, thought-provoking, inspiring and extremely stimulating. If you
could bottle that feeling you’d make a million!"– Meg Carter, Freelance Journalist, London
"The course was beautifully designed; it pushed hard but never stopped being fun."– Tim Rich, Freelance
Writer, London
"It really was, without
exaggeration, a real treat."– Jayne Workman, Elmwood,
Leeds
"The course didn't only make me
think about creative writing in a different way - it made me think about
language itself in a whole new light. One of the most rewarding and
inspirational weeks I've spent anywhere, ever."– Rob Williams, Penguin Books
"By far the most rewarding course I’ve ever been on."
– Paul Raven, Granada Media
"A fantastic week. It reawakened the writer and reader in me."
– Julia Mitchell, Toast PR
"I went home feeling really inspired, with the determination to write more for
myself, as well as at work."– Verity Evans, venturethree
"Ten days ago I'd have found it hard to believe that we
could all have achieved so much in such a short time. But there did seem to be a sort of magic at work,
some alchemy of people, place and language."
– Tom Scott, Falmouth College
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