Lifestyle Learning Direct

It pushed me to try new skills, write regularly, and always aim to be better. The course was diverse and covered many areas of writing, never a boring module. This course was constructed well and the modules easy and enjoyable to read/study. They covered every aspect of the topic and the assignment tasks complemented this. Through doing this course, I have sent out many articles to magazines and publishers, entered the Women's Weekly Short Story Competition, written an 8000-word story for my HSC English Extension 2 subject. It has helped me with my English studies at school by providing essential practice in creative writing class, and also it has allowed me to find the areas of writing that I am most skilled at and could one day be a career for me after Year 12.

Provided a very good base to understand the mechanics of writing, structure, theme and marketing. I have learnt to convey a picture through words.

I now have the confidence in myself to really start building a business in a line of work that appeals to me.

It was an interesting learning experience in that it brought to my attention the different ways to write poetry. I found [the course] very easy to read, understand and follow.

I learned so many new approaches to writing. I found the modules clear and concise. I have a certificate to proudly display.

I thoroughly enjoyed doing the course. I especially enjoyed the set tasks, and talking to old friends and making some new ones in the industry. I have done a couple of courses through other institutes and I wasn't very happy, but this course was great fun and I learnt heaps, so thanks!

The course taught me much I did not know about these subjects. I appreciated the inclusion of information regarding contacts, web sites and work applications.  I have already done proofreading (paid work) for a couple of magazines and hope to expand this to others so I can gradually achieve my goal of working from home, and to work to my own timetable and schedule. That is - not 9 to 5 every day!

Studying beauty therapy has broadened my knowledge of skin and body care, which I am now practising religiously. The Beauty Therapy course was a great introduction to the industry.

I am 60,000 words into a historical novel I am writing. I hope to complete it in 6 months time. It is all thanks to The Writing School.

Now I have the knowledge I need to enter a beauty therapy traineeship. This course was very enjoyable to complete. It has given me a greater knowledge of beauty therapy. I chose this course as it was something I wanted in a career, being able to help people feel better about themselves, and give them more confidence through beauty treatments.

It was very comprehensive and I learned a lot. It surpassed my expectations in terms of how to market my business. Thoroughly enjoyed the course. I had been proofreading a trade magazine for some time and, as I had always been good at English, decided to formalise my skills. Although I considered myself to be a competent proofreader, I still learned a lot. It was a good opportunity to brush up on formal grammar. I also believe this course will help with my own attempts at creative writing.

It helped my self-esteem, self-confidence and will and desire. It has added a new spectrum to life and has helped me enormously.

It set the structures I need to improve my chances with publishers. The areas covered gave me a great insight to what I was lacking before. I am so glad I decided to take this course since I have learned so much valuable information to help my future writing. Thank you.

I was always a keen story writer and in primary school I was selected with only a few others to be involved in an enrichment writing class. My stories were always graded well. I suppose the love of writing and reading helps me to do the best I can in this area. I know the publishing world is hard to break into but that only makes me more determined to succeed.

It made me step out of my comfort zone and try different genres of writing. I found it easy to follow and interesting. I have had a children's story accepted into the NT Children's Anbthology 2007, written lots of letters to the editor, and have built up a portfolio of writing for a book of short stories. Published 2 local Katherine (NT) anthologies over the last 2 years and had 7 stories published in both. Entered a short story in the NT Literary Awards and ABC Short Story Competition. Had a monologue accepted  onto a Radio National "Radio Eye", and wrote a 50-minute show "Katherine Characters" with playwright Alana Valentine.

Thanks for giving me this opportunity to further my studies in Garden Design. There was a lot of information I did not know about gardens and the designing aspect. This course provided me with a lot more information. It was pretty much self-explanatory; the activities were explained well and it was fun. I like to make people happy, and what better way than to give them happiness in their garden.