"Ina, your class makes my week!"
Howard Westley, class member in Los Angeles, and prolific writer/contributor to the Stories From The Heart book series. Click the photo to see Howard reading onstage in this video -- great tale about a hairy flying episode in WWII. |
"You have a way of getting people to open up that is unique. We were in a room full of strangers and everyone felt comfortable sharing their stories. That's a very rare talent."
E. Meyer, Artist and Jeweler, participant in Burbank Library Workshop. Ms. Meyer, who modestly wishes to refrain from having her own photo posted, became a Footprints class member, and the cover artist for "Stories From The Heart," Vol. 3. |
"Ina and I have had long knockdown, drag-out, battles over as little as a single word. She keeps trying to rope me in when I am obscure. I might think a description is clear because I have actually lived it, but she correctly knows better because she hasn’t. Eventually we find a solution and it is always an improvement. Ina has done her job well and I believe this work shows her deft hand and excellent advice. Amazingly, we remain very great friends. Thanks, Ina.
Chester L. Richards, author of From The Potato to Star Trek and Beyond, Memoirs of a Rocket Scientist, available for pre-order now. |
"When I’d come to a thudding stop in restructuring my memoir, Broken Whole: a California tale of Craziness, Creativity and Chaos, I had Ina read the manuscript, and meet with me for just one session of feedback. It’s hard to believe, but during just that short period of time, Ina gave me the insight I needed to refashion my book into a much stronger, leaner narrative, and, inside of six months (after a period of two years doing the early drafts), I’d not only finished a much improved manuscript, but had also gained a publishing contract! Ina was able to step aside from my own myopic perspective and identify that the impact of the memoir, as written, was getting drowned in the initial chapters of turgid – but what I thought of as necessary – back story to the main events described in the book. Her ideas were to the point, well-stated, and delivered with wit and intelligence. Thanks so much, Ina!"
Keith Adams, author of "Broken Whole" |
I sing no praise for Georgette or Wilhelmina. My accolade is for Ina... She gave my heart a sudden cause With her writing theme of squirrely paws. She led the group Just like a maestro. And pulled out ideas to flow and flow. Did I say she is a real pro? I could go and go On her expertise and skill. How much time do you have to kill? |