“I had insights about the writing process that had never before occurred to me. After years of trying various methods, and in a group of new acquaintances, the instructor was able to speak directly to me on several occasions and encourage a particular change….I believe everyone left with a new direction, due to the instructor’s method of encouraging participants to speak up and share their thoughts throughout the workshop.”
Janelle, February 9, 2010
“There’s hope for me and my desk—including the mountain of paper in front of me!”
Ruth, February 9, 2010
“I expected the workshop to be very much geared to my needs, and I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, both content and presentation exeeded my expectations, it was very professional and inspiring. I very much liked the atmosphere in the class. We talked a lot about the specific problems we each had with our writing and everyone got their share of the teacher’s attention.”
Marije, February 5, 2010
“I now feel at ease about the idea of writing. My journey has started…. Lisa knows how to make people comfortable and open up effortlessly. ”
Yasemin, October 2, 2009
“It was a fantastic workshop and a very nice group. I got quite a few things to work with.”
Alex S., September 23, 2009
“Lisa Friedman, the workshop leader for ‘Simply Writing’, is one of those ‘good souls’ you always hope to meet, but so rarely do in life. Her militant opposition to criticism within the workshop left me, and in my judgment the other participants, able to express ourselves during the workshop without fear. Moreover, we were able to see that another paradigm is possible–one in which the beauty of our expression, no matter how unrefined, makes it madness to destroy or stop our own creativity just because we hear the nastiness of the ever-present internal critic. She provided us with an incredible battery of resources for getting started and staying in the game of writing. Since participating in ‘Simply Writing’, I am proud to say that I have stopped destroying my own work which I deemed ‘not good enough.’ If you aren’t a fellow ‘get rid of it quick before anyone sees that crap’ writer, then you may not realize what an enormous accomplishment that is. Thank you so much, Lisa.”
Jon, June 17, 2009
“After taking the ‘Simply Writing’ workshop, I started writing every day.”
Karen, June 16, 2009
“I thoroughly enjoyed the ‘Simply Writing’ workshop. I learned a lot of good techniques and got excellent insight into what it means to ‘be a writer.’ Also, I met a lot of interesting people with similar interests.”
David, June 16, 2009