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There’s Nothing Like a Writing Buddy

By Suzanne Sherman on January 4, 2012 / Living the Writing Life

Tags: 9/11, Buddy, Creative Nonfiction, Friend, Friendship, Memoir, Writing, Writing From Life, Writing Prompts, writing time, Writing Workshop

I met my writing buddy in 1998, in a writing workshop at a summer conference. We were given a writing prompt and 15 minutes to pour words onto a page before reading them around the circle. Besides being a contract writer for Kaiser’s Northern California members newsletter, Susan was a

About Suzanne

Suzanne Sherman is a veteran publishing professional, with thirty-five years in the field and a specialization in memoir and other nonfiction. Her clients have published with Wiley & Sons, Chronicle Books, Ten Speed Press, and a number of smaller publishers. She has also helped many authors successfully self-publish. Some of Suzanne’s memoir students and coaching clients prefer to write for personal pleasure or to create books for family, and they call her an invaluable guide.

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