Right from the first interaction with Rachel, I realized that she was the writing teacher/mentor I had been longing for. Her teaching style is relaxed, warm and supportive – with a lovely dash of humour. She was always open to questions and lively discussion, and showed a genuine, deep level of engagement with the material and with the writers in the class. I have taken many writing courses over the years, and I feel that I gained more confidence as a writer with 5 weeks of her in-depth, insightful feedback than in all those courses combined.