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WRITING CLASSES TAUGHT BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS
Classes are subject to change to give you the best experience
2023 SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 11,
2023
Arrival time: 2:00 p.m.
3:00-4:15 p.m. How to Free Your Inner Writer--Self-Care Must-Haves
5:30 p.m. Devour-Worthy Dinner
8:00 p.m. Hot fresh cookies served while you relax
The rest of the evening: Write, Hot Tub, Make Friends, Relax
Sunday, November 12, 2023
8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
10:00-11:15 a.m.
YOUR DAY BEGINS THE NIGHT BEFORE--taught by Lori Hayes:
Set yourself up for success by starting the night before. Learn skills to help you achieve your desired goals. This class is full of proven steps to not only help you relax and sleep better, but to help you get words on the page to finish your beloved book.
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lucious Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m.
KEYS TO STAYING ON TRACK--taught by Jennifer Delamere
What challenges do you face as you pursue your goal of writing? Whether they are internal (fears, concerns, distractions), external (family and work responsibilities, finding time to write), or issues related to the nuts-and-bolts of writing, they do not have to be insurmountable. We’ll look at some of the most common problems and cover a variety of ways to tackle each one.
3:00-5:00 p.m. Downtime to write, network, play pool, or walk on the beach
5:00-6:00 p.m. Devour-Worthy Dinner
8:00 p.m. Hot fresh cookies served while you relax
The rest of the evening: Write, Hot Tub, Make Friends, Relax
Monday, November 13, 2023
8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
10:00-11:15 a.m.
How to Craft Dynamic Dialogue--taught by Jennifer Delamere:
Poor use of dialogue in your manuscript can turn off your reader fast. It needs to ring true, or your reader will often set your book down. Learn how to wield dialogue to strengthen your voice and that of your characters.
Using examples from novels and film, we’ll cover the ways dialogue can:
We will also cover basic conventions for writing dialogue and discuss the nuances that make this subject more than a list of do’s and don’t’s.
12:00-1:00 Lucious Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m.
THREE SECRETS TO LIVING YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LIFE--taught by Cindy Patterson:
3:00-5:00 p.m. Downtime to write, network, play pool, or walk on the beach
5:00-6:00 p.m. Devour-Worthy Dinner
8:00 p.m. Hot fresh cookies served while you relax
The rest of the evening: Write, Hot Tub, Make Friends, Relax
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
10:00-11:15 a.m.
Marketing Madness--taught by Lori Hayes:
Dig into book releases, social media, and interviews to begin selling yourself, and even your book, before it is published. Lori has learned valuable tricks of the trade for getting your book out there before release day and after.
12:00-1:00
Lucious Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m.
Theme - more than the heart and soul, it's the backbone of your story
Taught by surprise guest speaker: Cynthia Cooke, USA Today Bestselling author
Does your theme sound like a cliche? - There's no place like home. Home is where the heart is. All is fair in love and war? If so, you've come to the right place!Theme is the magic sauce that brings characters to life and makes stories resonate with readers. Learn how to use theme in each act, each scene, to transform your stories and your characters, and to turn your book into a bestseller readers will think about long after they reach The End.
3:00-5:00 p.m. Downtime to write, network, play pool, or walk on the beach
5:00-6:00 p.m. Devour-Worthy Dinner
8:00 p.m. Hot fresh cookies while you relax
The rest of the evening: Write, Hot Tub, Make Friends, Relax
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
10:00-11:15 a.m.
TIME MANAGEMENT FOR THE BUSY WRITER--taught by Lori Hayes:
Are you busy juggling family responsibilities, working full time, cooking meals after a long day? Do you wonder how you are supposed to write your passion project too? Lori has found a way to get it all done and to win writing awards too. Learn from a seasoned author. You will learn proven techniques to manage your time effectively to accomplish all you wish while also taking good care of yourself.
12:00-1:00 Lucious Lunch
3:30 p.m. A warm goodbye until we meet again
Catch the Wave is a unique, luxurious writing retreat, and is oceanfront on the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina.
November 11-15th, 2023
9 king bedrooms with private bathrooms, an elevator but note there are 6 steps to enter first, glorious and abundant views of the Atlantic Ocean, a hot tub, theater and a pool table.
WRITE, RELAX, LEARN
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