Valerie Nieman

Workshop Reviews

"Thank you for a wonderful workshop. It was exactly what I (rather, Lily) needed, and I am excited to begin my revision tomorrow"..."Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. You are a wonderful teacher"..."Our group of writers were the best......your soulful leadership was incredible." Comments from the August 2012 workshop at the John C. Campbell Folk School:

"Both workshop leaders were wonderfully warm, while also coming across as in full command of your subject matter... Due to the atmosphere, I found myself scribbling all sorts of notes about a project I'm working on, which is to say the workshop stimulated me in the very direct I would've hoped for." A participant in the dual workshop conducted with Marjorie Hudson at WriterHouse, Charlottesville, VA, in 2011.

"I just want to say thank you again for a stellar workshop last Thursday... "Superlative", "delightful", "informative", and "rich" are just a few of the adjectives I will single out to describe participant responses." Follow-up to a workshop on ekphrastic writing, Weatherspoon Gallery, 2011

"Thank you so much for reading what I've written and offering your thoughts. I feel affirmed-affirmed-affirmed from your good words... Again, I thank you for the class you led. I was struck, as you wanted us to be, by the differences in the dialogue samples you gave us--all different, all effective." Participant in a workshop at the North Carolina Writers Network, 2008

"Valerie your class was both useful and entertaining. I am quite pleased with the information shared and excited we had actual workshop time to put your dialog insights into action. It's great to leave a workshop with tips we are able to use right now to make our writing better today. Thank you for your time and for your enthusiasm! Participant in a workshop at the North Carolina Writers Network, 2008