Document Type
Blog
Publication Date
9-19-2016
Abstract
Helen Chibnik responded to a call for observations from writers about how the EBWW changed their writing lives. Here's her response, followed by her blog: "I cannot tell you how much I got from that workshop. You would think that the workshop content would be the best part but it wasn't. Don't get me wrong, the content was worth five times the price, it was wonderful and I still use the timer that Cindy Ratzlaff and Kathy Kinney gave us. I use it everyday. It reminds me of so much I loved about the pair of them. Anna Lefler's session inspired me to work on a novel, to write more and care less about what other people might think. But, for me, that workshop provided a community of people who think like me, who understand what it means to be a mom, a professional, a daughter, lose a loved one, and to fail and to still find something to smile about. People who feed on humor for therapy, even for survival sometimes. I don't think there is a another collection of smarter, happier and more insightful people than the Erma attendees."
Keywords
Erma Bombeck, humor writing, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, University of Dayton
eCommons Citation
Chibnik, Helen, "Finding your people" (2016). Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog. 1719.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ebww_blog/1719
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