Mediabistro Blurbs: "Kimberlee is a wonderful teacher - she knows how to engage the class and create a safe learning environment. She's also very knowledgeable. Her particular talent is in how she listens to the work. Her comments are always insightful and detailed, balancing out the positive feedback with specific suggestions for improvement. Most of all, Kimme is a great coach. I loved working with her!" -- Jean Brown "Kimmi provided a very safe and encouraging atmosphere. Her feedback was so constructive that, even if I knew that I bombed an assignment, I left each lesson with practical tips to work on and the confidence that I could do it." -- Sara Jarrett Gotham Writers Teacher Evaluations (Anonymous):
"Kimmi is an amazing teacher -- maybe the best writing teacher I've ever had. She creates a safe space and cares more about the students than I've ever seen. I took two of her classes and since then I've completed a new manuscript. She is truly brilliant and inspirational!" -- Kate Lutzner
"Kimmi is a charismatic and articulate teacher with an infectious zeal for first-person writing. Her feedback is incisive, compassionate, and constructive." -- Magdalena Alagna
"Kimberlee has a real talent for breaking down text and diagnosing exactly what's working, what isn't, and what can be done to improve it. She possesses the intelligence and knowledge necessary to rescue a stuck writer and a heart and spirit generous enough to encourage a tentative one." -- Eileen Kelly
"Kimberlee made me think and feel like a writer. Her comments and exercises helped me discover the essence of the story I am telling. I can see the book taking shape now, and feel I will be ready to propose soon." -- Heather Waghelstein
"Kimberlee brings life into what is often times the most difficult subject matters to write about. She is encouraging and positive, offering constructive criticism in such a way that it doesn't seem a bit like criticism!" -- Diane Singer
"I found Kimberlee to be incredibly insightful and helpful. She knew exactly what each of us needed to do in order to get our pieces to the next level, and she provided a great balance of praise and constructive criticism. -- Megan Auster-Rosen
"Kimberlee encouraged us to become much better writers. I looked forward to class every week. She embodies the insight, focus and humor of a rare breed -- the excellent, unforgettable teacher." -- Elaine Perlman
"Kimmi is a nurturing, giving teacher who provided us with a safe, secure environment to share our writing. I walked into her class ready to give up on my project, and I left with a renewed vision and plan." --Jessica Eule
"Kimmi is undoubtedly the best writing teacher I've ever had -- not to mention insightful, professional, generous, and funny." -- Margie Goldsmith
"Kimberlee is an excellent instructor. She has the ability to really hear what the writers in her class are trying to say, and a knack for helping us get to the heart of what we really want to write about. Brava, Kimmi!" -- Leslie Hunter-Gadsden
"Kimberlee is a sparkling gem of a teacher, whose abilities are both precious and rare." -- George Morin
"Kimberlee is an intuitive genius who will help you nail the comedy of your memoir without losing touch with the deeper meaning." -- Ami Angelowicz
Kimmi is an incredible teacher! She's extremely positive and full of energy. Her lectures were engaging, inspiring and informative. Her feedback was spot-on.
Kimberlee's generosity as a teacher and her own sense of humor helped people address key problems all writers face. She handled difficult situations very effectively, has a very good sense of herself and the delicate self-esteem of writers in general.
Kimmi is a wonderful teacher. Incredibly knowledgeable, insightful and supportive. I learned so much from her and would love to take classes with her again.
Kimmi is crystal, crystal clear and supportive.
Kimberlee was a very good teacher--lively, knowledgeable and enthusiastic.
Kimberlee is very approachable and very funny. In other hands, the course lectures especially might have seemed kind of rote and by-the-numbers. Her personal touch, and particularly the fact that she really seems to care about the students and their work, helped to go beyond that.
Kimmi was wonderful. She was able to not only command the room and center everyone, but was able to let each person grow and shine in their own ways without making anyone feel awkward or embarrassed. She made an incredible impact and inspired change in all participants.