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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!
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