WELCOME TO WRITER’S
REVIEW
Writer’s Review is the one-stop
source for aspiring writers, offering focused critiques and editing of your
novel, short story, feature article, nonfiction book or screenplay. Since
1986, writer and editor Mike Foley has helped hundreds
of writers improve their work and increase their chances at publication.
In addition, he is co-founder of the Big Bear Writer’s Retreat, which is
held twice each year in the mountains near
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Here's what writers are saying about Mike
Foley:
I owe Mike Foley a
great debt. Mike read my book and
suggested some changes - especially in my P.O.V. - and it wasn’t until I made those
changes that I felt good about sending the book out. He was right, and I got an
agent and a publisher as a result of his suggestions. My deepest thanks,
Mike! I would not be published if it
wasn’t for you and Writer’s Review.
author of Walk, Don’t Run
Kallisti Publishing
http://www.walkdontrunthebook.com
Mike's sixty-page review of my historical romance Cry of the Bells was
crucial to my
willingness to continue the novel. I finished it at one of his
Writers Write retreats at Big Bear. The book is due for release May 2005, in
print and electronically by Awe-Struck.
Dee Ann Palmer
Mike Foley is the Horse Whisperer of writing instructors. His
methods and techniques bring out the best in your writing without sacrificing
your ego. If you wish is to expand your writing skills in a professional,
yet relaxed environment, I highly recommend the writing services Mike has to
offer.
M. MacHott
Moreno Valley, CA
Mike
Foley is a great teacher and a great editor. He has helped me
"tighten" my writing and improve my technique. Always constructive in
his critiques, he knows when to give advice and when to suggest other
approaches. He tells it like it is, but with tact.
E. Ferguson
Corona, CA
Mike Foley is a writing guru. He not only teaches the basics of
getting your words down on paper, but he encourages his students to write from
deep within their hearts and souls -- and they do! His critiques of my
work assist me in producing the best stories possible. He knows just the right
questions to ask, allowing the writer to end up with a completed piece so good,
readers will beg for more. I utilized his critique services for a short story
-- one that later was accepted and published in an anthology!
S. Kingsbury
Moreno Valley, CA
As
a teacher, critique-class leader, editor, mentor and friend, Mike is second to none. How else could I have written
two books in less than a year and a half! His continued support of all
who write is valued beyond compare.
J.
Martin
Big Bear
City, CA
I
have taken several classes with Mike, and used his critique services both
on-line and in the classroom, and have come away from every lesson with greater
skill and insight as a writer. He teaches useful and practical techniques that
have tremendously strengthened my writing.
D.E.
In his classes both on and off-line Mike Foley delivers a valuable
service to writers. He manages to balance a positive, affirming attitude
toward the writer with a close inspection of plot, character, and small details
that make the work professional. For this reason many of us who have had a
class with Mike Foley tend to return again.
G. Christensen