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We are storytellers. Whether we provide a laugh-out-loud escape, or share an emotional, hard-won lesson, the goal is memorable writing. Feeling the story is the most powerful way to write. Yet it's easy to lose touch with emotional resonance, to write from a distance. Perhaps you need a trance dance with your heart. I've been invited back, this time to present, "Hypnotic Recall Fills The Creative Well." In my workshop I will use guided imagery exercises to mine memories for sensory ...

Lorraine Holnback Brodek's new humorous memoir, A Nobody in a Somebody World: My Hollywood Life in Beverly Hills, includes a book jacket endorsement from Erma Bombeck's son, Matt. "Her stories about growing up in Beverly Hills, encounters with celebs and a near-death experience in the Grand Canyon with our family are priceless!" he wrote. She's also the author of The Tale of Peeky Peeker, a whimsical children's book. Click here for an excerpt of the book's dedication to Erma Bombeck. ...