“I already had an MFA and I teach and direct a college creative writing program, but I really didn’t have an organic understanding of story. Al’s ability to merge intuition and structure is unique and invaluable. I was able to work through my outline-phobia because of the way he approached structure as a holistic approach, rather than a rigid box. Al encourages the writer to live within the questions of the story, not the answers.”

“Alan is the best writing instructor on the planet. He shines a light and steps out of the way. He honors the creative process and he respects the writer’s soul. He is insightful and caring and generous. I feel lucky to have crossed paths with such an inspiring person.”

“I cannot recommend Al highly enough. He’s my guy. If you take your career seriously, make him yours.”

“As I had already completed the first draft of my novel, I wasn’t sure if I’d learn much on this course, but I could not have been more wrong! I now feel much better equipped to get to the core of what my story is ‘really’ about and to make that the focus of the second draft. Al is a gifted, humane, experienced, humble and utterly relatable teacher and, whether you are a new writer or an experienced one, offers so much insight to the writing process. Highly recommended.”

“I seriously didn’t think getting published could be a reality until I took your workshop!”

“Al Watt is a master teacher, with a brilliant, intuitive understanding of story.”

“Watt is a superb storyteller with an amazing ability to create suspense… fascinating and elaborate characters… multi-layered, complex and tragically realistic.”

“Al Watt delivers the most concise, most graspable breakdown of story structure that I’ve ever heard.”

“Watt has an assured talent for complex narrative.”