What Participants Say

“If you ever want to have a wonderful writing, self-discovery, and sharing experience in a comfortable environment where senses of humor are very welcome and critiques are gentle, positive, and insightful -- I recommend Ellen's workshop. Everything she mentions in this e-mail is absolutely fulfilled and more. I not only "wrote through a rough spot," I gained more confidence as a writer and creative thinker. If you have an ongoing or dreamed-of writing project, Ellen's technique can even help you get unstuck or pick up the momentum. She's really amazing.”

“It is an honor to be part of the group!!”

“It feels good to write again. I feel grateful to you for helping me into the gentle waters of creativity.”

“And thank you for your energy and ability to 'pull' things out of us!”

“I am still awed by the different tangents we all take on the same topic. The human mind is so very amazing, isn't it? Makes me smile, makes me laugh, often makes me sad, I guess, and makes me think hard. What fun!”

“You amazed me, remembering the details in each of our stories & finding a way to encourage each of us. I'm really enjoying the space & place to write. I'm looking forward to future sessions.”

“Thank you for the kind words. Such diverse thoughts/writing among so few people! Interesting, indeed.”

“Your reflective skills stood out to me. Very thorough reflective responding doesn't happen so frequently in everyday life --I tried to listen deeply to everyone's stories and to anticipate how you would respond. But I had trouble generating in my mind as perspicacious and warmly genuine of a reflection as you did.”

“I left feeling VERY enthusiastic about writing. For 5-6 years, writing was completely shelved from my consciousness: I had gradually come to conceive of the activity as completely foreign, something that someone else is meant to do, not me. But I left with a warm sensation of writing and its potentials: as fun, as self-introspection, as a channel, as a friend, as a purpose -- and these feelings about writing enriched my life. Thank you for instigating this unforeseen excitement.”

“I think the structure you've created for the class is excellent. All the aspects feed into each other nicely.”