“The CSL writers workshop was a wonderful experience. It gave me tools, knowledge and motivation to finish the book I had started years ago. Lee and Jim are both master teachers and facilitators with a very positive encouraging style. Best of all it was FUN and I looked forward to each and every class.”

Dorothy Segar

“I have always felt that there was a book in me. I wrote some ideas here and there and had no idea how to put it all together. With the help of Jim and Lee I was able to step by step lay down the bones. With the exercises that we do it seemed as if the book wrote itself. One thing that I love is that it is a non critical environment. I found myself digging deeper and being surprised by what I wrote. I will take this class again and again and encourage anyone wanting to write a book to do this class.”

Cindy Burns, Actress, Comedian

“This class has helped me become the writer I have always wanted to be. In the class I have received very valuable positive feedback to make my writing better. Every class is action packed with fun exercises that move your writing the next level. I highly recommend CSL writer’s workshop to anyone who has a desire to write a book and no matter what level you are on you will be affirmed, encouraged, and empowered to get your book to completion. Jim and Lee are the real deal! What a pleasure to be a part of this great workshop. If you have a book inside you don’t hesitate to sign up! Thank you Jim and Lee.”

Mary Beth Hrim

“The skill sets I learned in the CSL Writers Workshop have helped me not only in writing, it has helped me communicate complex ideas in stories. Jim would exclaim “people remember the stories, not the facts” and Lee gently explain the benefit of metaphor and analogy. When you see a paragraph you wrote rewritten with their help, you realize you do have a fantastic story to tell!”

Robert Burns

“As I am finishing up the six week program, I am aware of the amount of learning that has happened for me. I was knew that I wanted to write a book, someday, about retirement but, until I enrolled in this class, it was just a “good idea”. With the guidance of Jim Turrell, Lee Pound and Jeff Brown, I have produced a first draft that I find interesting and informative. Their enthusiasm is contagious, their format is done in small enough steps that even the most beginning beginner can come out with a great product…a book. I find myself sitting at the computer to rework a chapter or add a story and I am collecting quotes to start each chapter…what a wonderful experience!”

Ginni Gordon, Miss Senior Orange County