Some critics will write ‘Maya Angelou is a natural writer’ — which is, of course, right after being a natural heart surgeon. —
Maya Angelou
Do you want to make progress on or start writing stories about your life? Are you ready for helpful feedback and expert guidance? You’ve come to the right place.
Craft & Critique
In this workshop you’ll learn about shaping a story, crafting compelling scenes, showing character, writing good dialog, engaging readers through the senses, and handling truth. You’ll strengthen your writing skills and get constructive critique of short memoirs you write at home and bring in to the group. For personal pleasure or publication. Maximum 10.
9 weeks | Thursdays, 1:00 – 3:30 | $300
Sebastopol (1 hour north of San Francisco)
Session I: May 16 – July 25 (no meeting July 4)
Session II: August 1 – September 26
LifeWriting Workshop
Helpful feedback on new writing in progress. For personal pleasure or publication. Maximum 10.
4 weeks | Mondays, 1:00 – 3:00 | $115
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 High Street
Session I: June 3 – June 25
Session II: July 8 – 29
Session III: August 5 – 26
A $25 deposit holds your place. Contact me to enroll.
Suzanne is a sensitive and acutely knowledgeable instructor and published writer. Hundreds of students have benefited from her tutelage, and I have been in one for many years. During this time she expertly guided me while I wrote a memoir about my childhood. Among the Silent Giants, which won top honorable mention the Los Angeles Book Festival and other awards, was published in 2012 thanks to Suzanne’s careful coaching.
— Sharon Porter Moxley/Author
I was struck by Suzanne’s thorough approach. She is incredibly bright and talented. She has an academic yet sensitive approach that leaves her students well-grounded in the genre. I highly recommend Suzanne to anyone who needs an editor or wants to learn more about memoir writing.
— Frances Caballo, Social Media Strategist/Author
