Praise for The Diamond Cutters
“You’re a creative seer. Lucid, deep, steady. Gifted. Thank you for holding me to my truest values and for letting me ride on your awesome literary-wizkid-knowledge. My shizzle is more magnetic because you saw it’s truth and potential so clearly.”
- Danielle LaPorte, creator of WhiteHotTruth.com,
author of The Fire Starer Sessions
“Diamond Cuttters is whip smart and inspirational. I’m writing from a more honest and brave place thanks to Bindu’s passion for personal expression. Bindu creates a nurturing space while challenging us to think deeply about the work.”
- Megan Matthieson, idanceiwrite.com
“Bindu gave me a lantern for my path. The treasures were deep. Bindu weaves people together in love and purpose. In her own healing adventures, she helps others to heal.”
-Pema Teeter, StoryCharmer.com
“I first signed up for Diamond Cutters for the motivation of a submission deadline, and because I hoped to get helpful feedback and encouragement for my emerging creative writing work. I got so much more than I could have imagined.
With the tools and structure provided by Bindu, EVERY class (whether the group is workshopping your piece or someone else’s) produces incredible insights, inspiration and ideas that you can take back into your own writing.
I think it’s the intimacy and safety of the small group, plus the very focussed approach, plus the skilled and gentle guidance of Bindu herself, that combines to make this such a special experience. At the end of each call, I’m on a ‘high’–energised to get back to work on my latest project. (And I know I’m not the only Diamond Cutter who feels this way!)
As an experienced business writer, and budding life writer, the Diamond Cutter sessions proved too good to do just once. I come back again and again.”
-Rebecca Leigh, SmartFreshWriting.com
“Diamond Cutters creates an incredible gathering of writers who are willing to work (not just talk about it). You get much clearer about both your blind spots and your power. Bindu’s facilitation is genius. You must contribute. You must think. You must give voice to what you think. You must produce. And sometimes that (supportive) push is just what you need to quieten the voice that will constantly challenge your right to write. Bindu sets up a process and an environment in which it is only possible to grow. (Warning: could be addictive!)”
-Jacquie Molloy, JacquieMolloy.com
“Bindu Wiles is willing to be vulnerable. Her 21:5:800 online writing+yoga group opened me up to the possibilities of sharing my work via online communities, and Diamond Cutters gave me the courage and conviction to finally finish a book I’d been working on for over 30 years. I am infinitely and perpetually grateful to Bindu for the place she imagines — and creates — for us all to travel together in peace.”
-Carol Barash, Ph.D.
“I loved working with Bindu. She got what I was trying to say, and helped my vision of becoming an unconventional, passionate, body & arts-based therapist and writer to catch fire. She’s able to keep the past in mind, as we worked with the present. She also connected me with a cracking good website designer.”
“With Bindu as guide and other Diamond Cutters as my support network, I was finally able to write a piece that was authentic and powerful – and just what I wanted. Diamond Cutters provided the “umph” that I needed not only to write, but to believe that I could write. The experience opened up new possibilities for me, and I found a happiness and satisfaction in my work that I really had never felt before.”
-Amy Brenengen
“I enjoyed the Diamond Cutters Writing group immensely. Bindu created a very safe place for everyone, from fledgling writers to seasoned writers, to feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, work and critiques. She taught us how to critique effectively and shared techniques on how to write from the heart. We learned, through critiquing each others work, how to make our writing sharp and provocative. Bindu was funny, effective and very knowledgeable in the art and process of writing. I left the session feeling far more confident in my strengths as a writer. The only down part was when the session ended – I had enjoyed our weekly calls immensely and missed them when they had finished.”
-Jenny Wheeler
