Post-Retreat Intensives

Would you like to spend the day with your literary heroes?

Add an intensive to your retreat ticket from the list below for a level of in-person guidance you won't find anywhere else. With the intimate feel of an MFA cohort, gather in a smaller classroom with capped attendance to write and discuss the rules of writing.

Anne Lamott, Neal Allen & Jake Morrissey

Rules For Writing - SOLD OUT

Mark Matousek

The Nuts & Bolts Of Memoir - October 28th, 1-5 PM PST

Anne Lamott & Neal Allen

SOLD OUT

Mark Matousek

The Nuts & Bolts Of Memoir

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Make the most of your trip to Hollywood with an additional workshop

$297 each or

497

for both

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Anne Lamott, Neal Allen & Jake Morrissey

Rules For Writing: SOLD OUT

Join this incredible opportunity to work with Anne Lamott, her editor Jake Morrissey and author Neal Allen in person.

The first half of the intensive (8am-10am) includes an opportunity to have your work reviewed by Jake, as he goes over what he looks for in manuscripts as a Penguin editor.

In the second half of the intensive (10am-12pm) you'll learn the best rules for writing from Anne Lamott and Neal Allen based on their forthcoming book Good Writing: Tools of the Trade.

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Mark Matousek

The Nuts & Bolts Of Memoir: October 28th, 1-5pm PST

Mark will guide you through the foundations of writing personal narrative in this four-hour intensive workshop as you learn the ins and outs of writing memoir. Using his Writing to Awaken method, he'll outline how to focus your story's trajectory, create believable characters (including your narrator), frame powerful scenes from real-life experience, and reveal why your narrative matters. His targeted writing exercises will help you to clarify and deepen your narrative, and hone your authentic writing voice.