Suzanne is not just a formidable writer, but she’s also a brilliant workshop leader, creating a safe, imaginative and inspiring workplace, which allows writers to take all manner of risks on the page.  No one is more affirming than Suzanne, who has a remarkable capacity to echo back the words that captured her imagination, and […]

I miss retreat!  I miss all of you guys already.  I just wanted to thank you for your smile, encouragement and the amazing experience of being in a room nestled, among incredible writers and feeling safe to share without embarrassment.  Thank you for making me listen to the positive things being said about my writing. […]

Suzanne is part muse, part coach, part editor, part author herself and a deeply beautiful woman.  It is a privilege, a help, and a delight to work with her.

I signed up for retreat with Suzanne and Dede knowing that I loved to write, but unsure of what my next steps were.  I’d just been blogging for my own entertainment for the last five years, but I didn’t have a book project or anything.  I didn’t even know what I might get out of […]

As an editor, Suzanne can arise as any force the writer requires.  I needed a grandmother, a poet, a drillmaster and, oh yes, a teacher of all the basics.  She helped me polish my work, develop a query and land an agent.  The manuscript is now sitting on the desk of New York’s top publishing […]