“Students frequently have asked me to make the weekend-long Breakout Novel Workshop even longer. The week-long Breakout Novel Intensive is designed to take novelists deeply into the creation of breakout-level fiction. Expect to work harder than you have ever worked but to come away with a novel-in-progress that is bigger and more powerful than you ever imagined you could write.”  --Donald Maass

This retreat and workshop includes:

• All meals and comfortable, private sleeping accommodations with private baths.

• Morning classes with Donald Maass, geared toward building students’ specific projects using concepts covered in his popular, Writing the Breakout Novel book and workbook.

• A private thirty-minute consultation with Donald Maass, who will read the first fifty pages of each student’s manuscript.

• A private consultation with Editor-in-Residence and Program Director Lorin Oberweger.

• Opportunities to confer with other professional writers on staff.

• Afternoon and evening writing time and voluntary critique groups.

• Group follow–up discussions and pitch practice with Donald Maass.

• Complimentary copy of the Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook.

In order to ensure an intimate and productive environment for our students, enrollment is strictly limited to thirty–five writers. Participation is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please register early.

2010/2011 DATES AND LOCATIONS:

$1795 for former seminar participants, $1895 for new students.
Includes complete room and board, plus all workshop materials.

Charlotte, NC
September 13 - 19, 2010
Doubletree Guest Suites South Park, Charlotte

Hood River, OR
April 11 - 17, 2011
Best Western Hood River Inn

ADDITIONAL 2011 WORKSHOP TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

Donald Maass, a top agent for fiction writers and author of Writing the Breakout Novel, leads participants through practical writing exercises that plumb depths of character, raise stakes both public and personal, add plot layers, heighten sense of time and place, strengthen point of view and voice, deepen themes, transform openings, and develop the brainstorming skills that produce consistently original stories.

Donald Maass has helped many mid-list and genre authors transform their careers. His twenty-five years of experience can help you, too.

“A phenomenal time-saver. I’ve learned more in one week than in all the rest of my writing career. I wish I’d found Don’s classes years ago.” — Catherine, CAN

“Inspirational, necessary, and an unbelievable experience that no aspiring or published writer should miss. This is time well–spent.” — Jennifer, CA

“I not only got everything I expected but a great deal more – and made fantastic contacts with other marvelous writers.” — Jill, WA

“The combination of classes, conferences, and the opportunity to be with other serious writers makes this an unforgettable week.” — Madeena, TN

For more information, please call 1–866–I–WRITE–2 (1–866–497–4832). 
Outside the U.S., call: 813–391–8980.