Testimonials

“Best writing class I’ve taken ever! — it provided me with a safe space to experiment and I learned a tremendous amount — I looked forward to going to class every single week.”
— Helen Thorpe, author of Just Like Us, winner of the 2010 Colorado Book Award for nonfiction.

“The class works because Lisa isn’t telling us how to write — she’s writing along with us and being honest about herself. She helps us find our innate voice that’s already there.”
— Bonnie Sue Hitchcock, radio journalist and MFA candidate in writing.

“Lisa created a very safe, fun, playful, encouraging environment. Her writing prompts were brilliant. This class unlocked my creativity in ways I didn’t expect.. it inspired me to tell stories I didn’t even know I remembered. The class was an escape from my rigid and structured life. Better yet, it’s provided me with reams of material I’m using in my memoir proposal.”
— Rachel Walker, journalist, Boulder, CO

“I loved that writing workshop. I only wish it had been longer.  All the exercises were helpful and profound & the way the honesty spiraled deeper and deeper was extraordinary.”
— DF

“The fun and intimate work in Lisa’s 8-week course lifted a veil off me as a writer.”
— SW, Boulder.

“Some of the exercises were mind benders and really emotionally tough to tackle, but sometimes those revealed the most truths and produced my most powerful writing. I appreciated the way Lisa helped us find our individual strengths, and encouraged us to share when we were feeling our most vulnerable – this really helped draw things out of me I wouldn’t approach in any other setting. I can’t wait to take another class with Lisa.”
— Linda Lidov, Denver.

“My favorite thing was Lisa’s willingness to share her own journey… The fact that students felt safe enough to reveal deep truths speaks to her ability to create a supportive and nonjudgmental environment in which to grow as writers and individuals. I also appreciated that she honored each writer’s way of reaching that truth.”
— CM

“Lisa is a natural teacher — quick to see what’s good and salvageable in any piece of writing. She is also very responsive to each of us, so that each person gets the most useful kind of feedback. The work we produced was intimate, and I don’t see how we’d have had the courage to write it in a different atmosphere. This class is excellent therapy; it insists that the truths we know be put into writing. It’s been very healing. Thanks, Lisa!”
— Ellen Wagner, retired professor of philosophy, Boulder, CO