Woodstock Writers Festival Workshop
July 11-15, 2011 with Susan Richards

New York Times bestselling author, Susan Richards offers a memoir workshop designed to inspire both novice and seasoned writers to bring their own stories to life. In this three-hour workshop, participants will have a chance to plumb the depths of specific experiences through guided writing exercises. In a safe, supportive and intimate group, we will focus on the inspiration and process of writing memoir which will include the importance of framing a story, specificity, and pacing. This workshop is designed to help participants begin a memoir or to help those who have already begun to improve their craft.

Held in Susan's beautiful, comfortable, private home in Woodstock, NY. Daily breakfast and lunch is included and you are welcome to join us for dinner each evening at a fine local restaurant such as the Garden Café and Joshua's (cost not included). Space is limited to 10 people per workshop, so we recommend you sign up immediately.

Registration is now open at WoodstockWritersFest.com

SUSAN RICHARDS   SADDLED
Available now from the bestselling author of Chosen By A Horse

This is a memoir about the restorative gifts from taking care of an animal — the importance of constancy, the beauty of quiet, steadfast love, the way loving a good (and sometimes bad!) animal can keep you going. And it's a wonderful story for Susan's (and Georgia's) fans, and for anyone who has ever loved an animal enough to keep on living.

Order your copy today at HMHBooks.com

Susan's readings schedule is posted here.
Reviews coming soon.

SUSAN RICHARDS   CHOSEN BY A HORSE
A tender lesson in courage and dependence

FROM THE PRESS ABOUT CHOSEN BY A HORSE

"This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." Naomi Rand, author, most recently, of It's Raining Men for The Boston Globe

"...this is a bracing and likable book, highly recommended for backyard horsewomen and their admirers." Publishers Weekly

"The lessons of love come in many different forms. Fascinated by the affection [her horse, Lay Me Down,] accords a stranger, Richards notes the mare's courage and slowly begins to emulate it in her own life, opening up to a love affair and its aftermath and proving to herself that she will not run when life pushes hard against her heart." Pamela Crossland for Booklist from the American Library Association.

SUSAN RICHARDS   CHOSEN FOREVER
A Memoir of a Horse, a Book, and Finding Love

Now available in paperback from your favorite book seller.
$13.95   256 pages   5 5/16 x 8   ISBN-13: 978-0-15-603302-2

In the heartwarming sequel to New York Times bestseller Chosen by a Horse, Susan Richards tells of the continuing gifts brought to her life by her beloved horse, Lay Me Down. Readers cried with Richards when, at the end of Chosen by a Horse, her beloved mare was laid to rest in the paddock where she had met her herd — Hot Shot, Tempo, and Georgia. Now they will cheer as Richards recounts the further wonders that came into her life as part of Lay Me Down's legacy: a bestselling book, a tour to support that book, the reconnection to friends and family who come to celebrate her success, and love--unexpected, complicated, and true.

"When you're doing what you're supposed to be doing in this life, amazing things can happen."

And so Chosen Forever works its magic as a sequel of self-discovery, as Susan continues to grow into her new life. Told in charming prose with her familiar and disarming sense of humor, and featuring a new supporting cast of animal characters (a Siamese cat, two pugs, two Labs, and of course, horses), this is another moving tale for readers facing their own challenges at recreating their lives. Chosen Forever is the story of what happens the day after all of your dreams come true — how you learn to accept that you deserve to be happy, and how those we love continue to offer us gifts long after they are gone.

"Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord in everyone who enjoyed her first book."
– Booklist

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