I learned so much from Joy! She made me grow as a writer in a very short time and I am truly optimistic about what I accomplished with her help. -- Lisa Zeiger

"Joy was the most inspirational and dedicated instructor I've ever had. The effort she put into her responses was well beyond what I could have ever expected and enormously helpful." -- Nina Sherwin

"Joy made it possible for me to understand my writing in totally new ways and put it in a broader context. She was enormously helpful and the course was a pleasure." -- Ellie Parker

"Joy is an excellent instructor. Besides her wit and insight, she helped students find the focus of their project and why they were blocked." -- Elisa DeCarlo

"Joy's class was the extra push I needed to motivate me to keep working on my book. Very informative and helpful! I want to go back again!" -- Cara Alwill

"Listening closely to everyone's critique was as helpful as listening to my own. I really needed professional feedback from a working editor. I got that from Joy." -- Jacqueline Delibes

"Joy understands her audience and knows what the market is all about -- really important information for writers trying to break into a genre for the first time." -- Randi Gollin

"I took Joy's class, and it had a huge impact on me. Since then, I have written over thirty thousand words towards a memoir. After her class, I signed up for a memoir writing class, and am writing a minimum of thirty minutes a day." -- Kate Hall

"I flew to New York from Minnesota just to attend and it was well worth both the time and money. I came away with a much more creative direction for my writing. Joy was fantastic." -- Ben Olson

"Joy was everything that a student needs in an instructor. Down-to-earth, informative, thorough and wonderfully inspiring." -- Philana Marie Boles

"With her sincere and warm personality, Joy is able to convey truth so that we can become better writers." -- Barbara Bullard-Leacock