What Writers Say About Miracle Machine:
‘The course segued beautifully with what I have been building in my life, ie. more mindful awareness of creative process and self discipline to maintain process. Writing about and from ‘the body’ offered so many opportunities for developing reflective writing, depth, memory, craft and humour.’ — A. Breen, Australia
‘I don't know how Angela manages to keep the ideas coming and the energy levels up! Miracle Machine 30 Days of Writing the Body was a wonderful, seamless experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm starting to think of the challenges as a way of storing up ideas to work on, this store of first drafts are my poetry preserves to see me through the winter.’ — S. Flynn, Ireland
‘Without courses like these, the amount I write would be considerably less. The poems I produce are often little more than drafts, but I nearly always return to them months later and find a phrase or a structure which can be reused. The majority of my published poems began life in courses like these.’ — S. Watling, UK
‘The Miracle Machine 30 Days of Writing the Body Challenge was inspirational, motivational, and challenging in all the best ways. The prompts were well researched, thoughtful and fun! The writing was encouraging and everyone was so talented.’ — J. Kerschbaum, US
I joined the challenge with the intention to write daily and also to discover different sources of inspiration, provided by the prompts and the beautifully curated resources. In my artistic practice, the body plays an important role, the theme of this challenge was perfect to go out of my comfort zone and explore the body through words.’ — S. Gea, Spain
‘The poetry challenge is like a key placed in your hand, giving freedom to open the many doors of imagination and inspiration. I really enjoy the challenge and how sometimes the poems take me up and down different pathways.’ — E. Homan, Ireland