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"Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else." -- Gloria Steinem
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"The Fine Art of the Rewrite" Workshop & Breakout Novel Intensive Graduate Fall Writing Retreat

October  14-23, 2010

Shaker House and Museum - Enfield, NH

www.shakermuseum.org

 Revision workshop open to the public and BONI/WRW grads

 Weeklong retreat STRICTLY limited to graduates of the

Breakout Novel Intensive and/or Writers Retreat Workshop

 ENROLLMENT LIMITED - SIGN UP TODAY!

Register Here!

 

THE FINE ART OF THE REWRITE WORKSHOP

Thursday, October 14 through Sunday, October 17, 2010

Are you faced with tackling your second -or fifteenth- draft with little idea of how to proceed?

 

  Have you been told that your pacing is too slow, your scenes and characters need fleshing out, your work 'just didn't grab' an agent or editor?

 

  Would you like to learn simple, direct methods for tackling your revisions and making every novel the absolute best it can be?

 

In this workshop, Lorin Oberweger (writer, independent editor, and director of the Breakout Novel Intensive and other workshops) and Jason Sitzes (writer, independent editor, and director of the Writers Retreat Workshop and other programs) will guide you step-by-step through the thorny revision process, empowering you to tackle your work with enthusiasm and clarity.

Tentative Schedule:

Thursday, October 14:

5:00 PM: Opening reception -- Introductions and Challenges
6:00 PM: Dinner
7:00'9:00 pm: Class and Homework Assignments

Friday, October 15:

8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:30 AM: Class
12:30 PM: Lunch
1:30 -3:30 PM: Group Sessions and Homework Assignments
6:30 PM: Dinner

Saturday, October 16:

8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:30 AM: One-on-One Meetings with Staff
1:00 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM: Revision/Writing Afternoon
6:30PM: Dinner
7:30PM: Revision Readings (before/after) and Homework

Sunday, October 17:
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:30 AM: Final Challenges, Toolbox, and Q&A
1:00 PM: Lunch and Farewell
 
Tuition for BONI/WRW GRADS staying on-site: $695 (Includes workshop, private room and bath, meetings, materials, three meals from dinner Thursday through lunch Sunday.

Locals: $395  (Includes workshop, materials and meetings)
 

   

THE BONI/WRW GRADUATE FALL WRITING RETREAT

With OPTIONAL Manuscript Evaluation and One-on-One Meeting

with Lorin Oberweger or Jason Sitzes

A long-standing tradition for WRW graduates, the autumn writing retreat is also now open to graduates of the Breakout Novel Intensives. Come and give yourself the gift of hours and hours of unstructured time to make REAL progress on your novel.  And do it in the magical, inspiring setting of New England in autumn!

Though the workshop staff will conduct daily critique or brainstorming sessions (participation is optional), this retreat is all about your productivity and your pace.  You'll have your own comfy accommodations, three delicious meals a day, the fall foliage of Enfield NH in October, and the company of other dedicated writers.

You'll also have the opportunity to vie for the prestigious 'Golden Cluck' award, a prize whose beauty just barely exceeds its level of stature. (Those unfamiliar with the 'Cluck' will just have to come find out for themselves!)

OPTIONAL ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS:

You'll also have the opportunity to take advantage of optional one-on-one meetings with Lorin Oberweger or Jason Sitzes (manuscripts will be divided among the two). 

You'll be invited to submit up to thirty manuscript pages, as well as your synopsis and query letter if you have it. We'll comment on those and meet for an hour to brainstorm, discuss your manuscript's strengths and weaknesses, and to help give your time at the retreat or at home real direction.

These meetings will be limited, so we invite you to sign up for those when you register. We'll follow up with you as to where and how to send pages.

About Shaker House and Museum:

Nestled in a valley between Mt. Assurance and Mascoma Lake, in Enfield, New Hampshire, the Enfield Shaker site has been cherished for over two-hundred years as a place so beautiful, the Shakers called it "The Chosen Vale."

Walk to gorgeous Mascoma Lake, explore the museum's herb and flower gardens, fields and hills. Enjoy exhibits, special programs, concerts, guided tours and craft demonstrations. Hike to the Shaker Feast Ground for a spectacular vista. Shop at the museum store, filled with Shaker-inspired reproductions, books, local crafts and farm products, as well as products from the Museum's renowned herb garden.

ACCOMMODATIONS feature charming Shaker furnishings in private rooms, with private baths, all in a historic home open only to our group.

For more, see: www.shakermuseum.org

RETREAT ONLY (seven days/six nights)

Sunday, October 17 -- Saturday, October 23, 2010

$1050 -- Includes private room and bath, and meals from Sunday dinner through Saturday breakfast.

REVISION WORKSHOP/RETREAT COMBO (ten days/nine nights):

Participate in both for a discounted rate!

Thursday, October 14 --  Saturday, October 23, 2010

$1450 -- Includes Revision Workshop, private room and bath, and meals from Thursday dinner through following Saturday breakfast.

OPTIONAL ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS AND MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION:

Edit and review of thirty pages, synopsis, query: one-on-one session: $225

ENROLLMENT LIMITED ' SIGN UP TODAY!