"Thank you so much for your prompt reply.
I really appreciate you getting back to us so soon.
I was having problems downloading the software and emailed you late last night, but did not expect to get such a prompt reply.
I haven't gone through the tutorial yet nor have I started using the program, but as soon as I do, I will let you know what I think.
You sold me with the great customer support.
I am going to recommend WWB to all the graduate students in my class at Carroll College.
My cousin, who is working on his dissertation in Texas, recommended your software.
He absolutely loves it. Again, thank you so much!"

Juanita (Terrie) Garcia
Graduate Student
Wisconsin

"Thank you.
Over 150 students are using WWB today in our Laredo Community College and Texas A&M University.
This tool has been a great enhancement to our project and instrumental in assisting us in meeting the academic success component of our project."

Cynthia Vira Carreon
Project Director
Laredo Community College / Texas A&M University

"Writers Workbench has been an extremely helpful tool in the creation of thesis papers for my high school junior English class.
The ability to scan the papers for passive voice, grammar, and repetition has been a great help in raising my grades.
Thank you!"

Judy, High School Student - Wheaton, Illinois

"Writers Workbench has significantly helped in my academic writing.
It provides me several angles to analyze what I have written, improving the quality and discipline of the output."

Aditya Agrawal
Graduate Student, Bond University
Australia

"Computer programs used in college and university ESL labs are often more or less adaptations of grammar exercise books.
Writer's Workbench is different.
It brings out the importance of a writer himself or herself looking at his or her own writing, receiving specific feedback about that writing, and then making decisions about how to strengthen that material.
Writer's Workbench does nothing to dilute this important process."

Dr. Howard Sage
Writing Faculty, Hunter College
New York, New York

"WWB offers my students objective feedback about their writing that helps them improve their writing.
At a time when assessment has moved to the forefront in education, it provides a tool to measure writing skills."

Paul Peterson
English Teacher
North Iowa Area Community College

"I'm a writer of fiction and non-fiction and have enjoy using the Writer's Workbench for reviewing my texts to see if I'm improving my work, especially in the area of useless and needless words.
I've recommended it several times to other teachers to check out their students' use of the language and grammar.
I would be interested in learning more of any revisions that would be aimed at writers like myself."

Bob Ruehrdanz
Author
Sebastopol, CA 95472

"We have been using Writer's Workbench for many years now and wouldn't teach an English writing class without it.
We love the fact that we can tailor needs to individual students and to their level of writing.
Some students are still learning about homonyms while the more advanced students are using the style with support report to become independent editors of their work.
We require a 'to be' check on every paper at every level.
We are looking for active verbs in writing.
For example, the honors sophomores must write with less than 25% to be verbs; this percentage drops to 15% by the end of second semester.
Some students pride themselves in being able to write a rough draft with NO to be verbs!
The program is easy to run, understood by students, and integrates into the tracked changes required by the students to show the teachers how they used the WWB printouts to improve their writing.
Thanks for a terrific product!"

Sharon Barger
English Teacher and Chairperson
Woodstock High School, Illinois

"I was quite surprised when I wrote seeking help with a technical disconnect problem and ended up discussing my problem by phone to resolve the issue.
On reflection, one never can have enough writing help regardless of the purpose.
Here not only is the writing program terrific, but unlike many on-line services, this one is for real and made me a better writer."

Ron Dechene
Individual User
Boxford, MA

"Both of my daughters have used WWB at Glenbard North High School to review and improve their English and Humanities papers.
My older daughter continues to depend on WWB at the University of Illinois (Champaign) and we recently upgraded to the latest release of the software."

Rich Leabru
Parent
Carol Stream, IL

"I would recommend Writer's Workbench to all students and teachers.
Students, both in high school and college, can use this software to help them improve their writing skills.
As a teacher and doctoral student at Walden University, I believe that my writing and editing skills have improved with the use of this software.
It is very user-friendly and definitely worth the price."

Chanda Coblentz
Teacher and Doctoral Student - Walden University

"The staff at Writers Workbench worked directly with the district to help provide staff development in the use of Writer Workbench.
The training was customized to meet our needs."

Brian Blodgett
Technology Director
North Iowa Community School

"Writer’s Workbench challenges my students to actively revise their papers versus completing a spell check.
The result of using the program as a part of our English curriculum? Across the board, better writing.
I am impressed when I hear students say that they automatically revise to be verbs as they write their rough drafts."

Rebecca Rousseau
English Teacher, Gillette High School
Wisconsin

"I’d like to share the following from one of my Composition I student’s 'Writer’s Reflection' following his final paper.
I require the use of WWB on every paper, with target scores for students to meet on sentence variety, limiting vague and abstract vocabulary and use of 'to be' verbs, as well as a minimum score for transitions.
This student’s insights sum up the values I want students to find in using of WWB:"

“When we used Writer’s Workbench on the first paper, I thought, 'Oh, great. One more pointless activity.'
I also found it frustrating to use because as I’d change one problem, all the numbers for everything else that I thought I’d fixed would change also.
I kept working with it, though, and in the process for my second paper, I realized all the changes happened because all the structures should work together, so I had to do more than just change a random word here and there.
I also realized that just because Workbench highlights a word or phrase doesn’t automatically mean I must change it; WWB just points it out so I can find it more easily to make a deliberate choice.
With this last paper, I’ve found Workbench to be a great resource.
It points out potential problems, and as I’ve learned more about sentence style, I’ve been able to use the data to really improve my writing.
My style points for the first paper were F-level; they’ve risen steadily with each paper, and on the final paper, I believe the style merits an A.
At the start, I wanted a tool that would do it for me.
Workbench made me do it myself, but it gave me good feedback to learn what to do and to measure my progress.
It isn’t a pointless activity after all.”

Julie Hoesel
Instructor of English
Iowa Central Community College

"The Johnson County Community College Writing Center has been using the Writer's Workbench program almost since its inception.
What I have enjoyed about the company is its personal touch.
I have always felt that if I had a problem (rarely, I might add), I had someone (Greg Oij) to talk to and he has always replied immediately.
Our students enjoy the software because of its depth and breadth... it is easy to use and it actually helps them to revise and edit their rough drafts while teaching them rules that they need to know."

Ellen Mohr
Writing Center Director
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS

"The best, quick trick I love about WWB is using the 2.1 analysis program that flags to be verbs.
As soon as my students start to revise based on this program, they are delighted with the style improvement along with better word choices."

Judith Weinstock
Grievance Chair
English Department
Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, IL

"I have recommended Writer's Workbench to my virtual graduate learners from all over the country.
IF they choose to use the software, I found a marked difference in the quality of their work.
Reasonably priced, easily downloaded, and user-friendly, I find Writer's Workbench to be worthwhile for me and my learners."

Dr. Barbara Bailey
Atlanta, GA

"I just wanted to let you know that my project, 'Through Phantom Eyes - Volume One - A Child's Guidance,' is finally finished and in print.
I thank you so much for developing your program for writers; it was indispensable in the process of my writing.
I learned so much from it, and I am continuing to learn each time I open the program.

I also wanted to thank you for putting up with my silly questions and unfounded concerns over the last year.
You were so patient with me, and that was greatly appreciated.
If you would like to see what your program helped me to do, then visit www.throughphantomeyes.com.

I hope your program continues to do well and helps even more novices such as myself."

Tedi Graves
Author

"I would have not got through the first half of the doctorate program (without Writer's Workbench).
I needed a tool that was simple to use and could meet my needs to write my papers.
This tool not only helps you with preparing your papers, but there are minimal corrections needed.
Thank for creating this resourceful tool.
All students from junior college to PhD level should invest in your product.
Thank you!  Your product is awesome."

Ytteb Bowls
University of Phoenix PhD Candidate

"I do a lot of writing and I know that the revision process - making sure that my work is error free, interesting, and engaging, is a long, difficult and time consuming endeavor, especially without an editor.
WWB helps me to spot problem areas in grammar and punctuation - making words, sentences, and paragraphs more effective, and better organizing my writing in a matter of minutes.
WWB is a quick way to learn the process of writing and become a more confident writer."

Samuel Ramirez

"My primary job is a caseworker for the court system, but it's my role as a writer covering professional boxing where WWB plays a crucial role for me.
The stories I create as a boxing writer not only calls for creativity, but insist I know my strengths and weakness as a writer.

I have utilized software such as: White Smoke, StyleWriter, Grammar Plus, Grammar Slammer to name a few, and quite frankly, these programs have not helped me become a better writer.
They are tools that do the writing for me whereas WWB is interactive and forces me to think and improve on my writing.

The best part of the software is the 'MoreInfo' option; I have wasted hours looking at many grammar books on how to apply a rule.
With WWB, I click on the 'MoreInfo' button and presto - the software now becomes a grammar guide.

What has impressed me most about this program is the customer support; not only do I get prompt responses, but they care about helping me find answers to my questions.
From experience, I didn't get this with the other software customer support.

In the world of boxing, a fighter is called 'Pound for Pound' best when they are at the top of their game, and without question, WWB is the 'undisputed king of the writing software world'."

Ray Kilgore, Boxing Writer, Minneapolis MN