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THERE ARE WORSE THINGS I COULD DO
Adrienne Barbeau / Carol and Graff, Spring 2006

“I had never written a word for publication before I met Claudette. A year after I started her class, I had a literary agent. A year later, I had a book deal all because of her. She just knows how to teach!”

MOMMIES WHO DRINK
Brett Paesel / Warner, Summer 2006 

“Claudette is a master teacher.  She quite simply changed my life.  I certainly didn't consider myself a writer when I first started her class.  Five years later, I was publishing a book.  Her approach is half method, half inspiration.  Plus, her classes are a blast.”

POLLY
Amy Bryant / HarperCollins, Fall 2006

“I would never have gotten my novel into publication without the valuable expertise of Claudette Sutherland. I learned more about writing from Claudette in six months than I did in all of my formal education.”

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Yeardly Smith - One Woman Show, New York & Los Angeles

"Not only can Claudette Sutherland teach an alligator to write, she can teach you. She’s the best I know at helping students of all levels, get that story out their heads and onto the page. She’s the real deal."

I, LORELEI
Yeardley Smith/ Harper Collins

AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL
Moon Zappa, / Scribner Paperback Fiction, 2002

“I wrote the book, but Claudette guided me to themes I couldn’t see, pointed to structure that was missing, best of all, she helped me translate editor’s notes.  It’s easy to get lost so close to the project, but she kept me on track with great consistency and kept me true to my voice.  When you work with her, it is always about the work” 

AMERICAN SCREAM: THE BILL HICKS STORY
Cynthia True / HarperCollins, 2002

“I have worked with several of the top editors in magazine and book publishing and Claudette Sutherland is unequaled.  As an editor, she has the eye and steady hand of a surgeon. She was crucial in shaping the final result.”