"Edie's workshops give me time to focus on my writing and inspire me to develop new ideas and rework my current projects." 

"Pining for the college tutorial rush, the prickly zing of an intelligent critique, the anxious goad of other people’s talent unfolding before your eyes?  Don’t be coming here unless you’ve done your homework!"

"You know you need it, but you thought you'd never find it: a soul-nourishing place where you can grow as a writer, in the company of like-minded friends, under the guidance of an educated, published pro. Edie Hemingway's writers' workshops provide both the support you've been craving and the hands-on training you require to take your writing to the next level. Possessing a rare gift for mentoring, Edie is supportive and encouraging - able to gently guide writers to the places they need to approach things differently. Her workshops are nourishment for a writer's body, mind and soul! This is the writing group you've been looking for!" 

"Need inspiration and permission to write?  This is for you!  You won’t want to miss the beauty of this mountain retreat, but it’s the gentle guidance to perfect your writing that will bring you back for more.  Edie is a superb teacher, who demands the best from all her students."

"When I first met Edie, I kept thinking about Clarissa Pinkola Estes' saying that storytellers are perpetually off under some 'psychic hill  . . .  up to their knees buried in story dust, brushing away centuries of dirt, digging under overlays of culture and conquests, and numbering every frieze and fresco of story that they could find.' Although it may seem like an odd way to compliment someone, the quote describes Edie's workshops exactly. I always leave feeling wonderfully dirty, covered in my own "story dust".  Edie has a way of encouraging her students to find their own special, individual stories; and no one ever leaves a workshop "clean". In fact, the possibilities for getting dirty are endless."

"When I met Edie, my Muse was born. For years, I had collected scraps of paper and ideas that I just couldn't materialize into any pattern or form. After several workshops at Edie's unique cozy cabin, tucked into a scene of nature following a gravel road, my poetry and ideas came alive. I have discovered the word Muse can have a variety of meanings, but the one that I like is defined like this: In Greek mythology, there are nine goddesses who embody the right evocation of myth, inspired through remembered and improvised song and traditional music and dances. I heard that music and sang the words with my pencil. I hope this dance never ends."

"'An education and a delight.'  A critic once used this phrase to describe what it was like to read an author's work.  I think of this phrase when I’m at Misty Hill Lodge, taking part in a workshop run by Edie Hemingway.  I’m surrounded by like-minded people doing something I learn from and love."

"Edie Hemingway’s workshops led me—someone who had enjoyed writing for many years, but never studied it—into a brave new world.  She introduced me to writing as a craft, and gave me a new appreciation for words—their order, their use, and their power."

"Before I started attending the Hemingway Workshops, I was just a dreamer with some vague vision for a novel.  But, I lacked the know-how to accomplish what I thought was an overwhelming feat.  Then I started attending the workshops, and within a matter of meetings, I could see the dream becoming a reality and the vision becoming a book.  Now I am on my way to the first of what I hope will be many novels with the confidence and skills I need to conquer any writing project."