Post-workshop testimonials…
Every exercise I’ve done with you has had big impact for the investment. You offer writing skills and gems I’ve heard nowhere else! The theater background you bring to the art of writing memoir is precious. You bring invaluable experience from a visual and sensory industry. You deliver exactly what you promise. I trust you as a workshop facilitator and as an author.
This session put me on the spot – in an amazing way! It forced me to think through the memoir ideas and select what was to be written. The exercise to rediscover the sensory observations gave me so many new insights. (I needed that!)
These sessions made it feel easy and safe to share. It was done in such a way as to be informally formal! It was the best kind of class.
After this session, I will never look at a sentence in the same way. This workshop brought out creativity in me that I did not know I had!
Colleen is not only very well-informed and experienced, but more importantly very well-prepared and organized. Her exuberance and passion make it hard for the mind to wander away and I would recommend this class to anyone interested in any form of writing.
Colleen, the instructor, brought a wonderful depth of experience and knowledge to this course. The concepts, materials, and resources she offered were rich and varied, and covered so many aspects of what makes a good story — there was plenty of material to further study and delve into. And she is personable, good-humoured, and encouraging, and that made for a fun course. She also knows how to give constructive feedback, which is so important for new writers. A very enjoyable course. You’ll learn a lot.
I have been dabbling on writing a memoir for over thirty years now where my entries would generally end up in the garbage. Boring! Thanks to “Your Story” I have learned that wanting to write an interesting story about your life is a skill that needs to be learned. From proper story structure, to having your characters come alive on the page. Never did I realize we human beings possess so many values, moods and feelings before taking this course. Colleen teaches it all, how to express, how to dialogue, how to structure and so much more ! Since joining the weekly workshop I do not stare at a blank page anymore but am more inspired to write like never before. Thank you Colleen!