"The group bonded magically....The workshop was transformative and perfect." -- Betsy Schabacker

"I have never participated in any workshop that was so well publicized, planned, executed, enjoyed, as this one." -- Marta Felber

"Pat is extraordinary at getting a group to come together and I found all the exercises worthwhile and challenging."
-- Dena Harris

"Pat too has a way of pulling out the best work in everyone, without making it competitive. She is a master of group dynamics. She knows how to get the group on an intimate level in a short time." -- Katie Walsh

"The workshop itself was fantastic, and the afternoon and evening events provided ample opportunity for options to stimulate and supplement the core writing seminar and individual conference sessions with Pat....The participants were the best---wonderful people and inspiring writers." -- Joan Hofmann

"Pat's workshop was great. I look forward to another one."-- Stan Tefft

"I continue to think of my time in Winston-Salem as life-changing, and I say that without even the slightest hint of melodrama." -- Amy Lyles Wilson

"The whole workshop experience reminded me of why I write in the first place, which is to entertain myself. It does not matter where you are, you can write." -- Rose Culbreth

"Pat could run a workshop in an oil drum, if she could fit herself and 12 people in. She offers a terrific blend of freedom and structure, affirmation and (in the private sessions) instruction. I can hardly imagine the person who would not respond to her warmth, openness, and power." -- Lane Goddard