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Writing workshop revelations – Cape Cod

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Suzette Standring

“So how did the July 18 Escape to the Cape Writing Workshop go?” Unexpected. Magical. Revealing. All elements yearned for by a writer. (I breathed a sigh of relief.) I’ll do it again on August 22. (See link at the end). When hypnotic recall exercises are used for writing, surprising paths beckon. On July 18, seven of us were at…

I found my half sister

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Suzette Standring

About 1965 was the last time I saw Jeannette. I was ten and she was 18. Now I’m 60 and only recently I’ve been searching for my half-sister. An obituary is a sad place to end. She died in 2012 at the age of 65. It was the same year when an intuitive itch came over me to find her,…

Unicorn sighting: politician who loves journalists

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Suzette Standring

Unicorn sighting: Imagine a former member of the U. S. House of Representatives who embraces the Fourth Estate and finds journalists vital. Below is the kind of no-nonsense, straight talk from Lee Hamilton who now serves as Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. His talk was aimed at columnists who attended the NSNC conference in Indiana during…

July 18 – Writing Workshop with Suzette, Cape Cod

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Suzette Standring

A rare writing experience on Cape Cod with Suzette Standring using meditative recall to mine memories. Saturday, July 18, 2015 Escape to the Cape Writing Workshop Using Hypnotic Recall to Create Spellbinding Stories East Falmouth, MA (address to be given to registrants) 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Limited to 20 Attendees; $95.00 Lunch included Summer in East Falmouth on Cape…

Columnists in Indiana – What Suzette the Tourist Saw

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Suzette Standring

Clearly, Hoosiers are a can-do people. Returning from the annual meeting of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists held in Indiana (June 25-28), I feel rejuvenated with writing purpose. Indianapolis itself is a warm and welcoming city, full of memorable sites, and I’m lucky I had a chance to visit. That’s the beauty of local columnists “on the ground” planning…