Retreat Trailer

For an inside glimpse of the Novel Revision Retreat, here’s a short video podcast or trailer from the recent San Rafael, California retreat.

fall retreats

Speaking Schedule
Here’s an update on my speaking schedule for the rest of the year.

Novel Revision Reteat. SF & North & East Bay SCBWI, San Francisco, CA. July 16-19, 2009 (SOLD OUT)
Novel Revision Retreat. Louisiana SCBWI. St. Joseph Abbey, Covington, LA. Download flyer for the LA retreat.
Arkansas SCBWI Fall Retreat, Ft. Smith, AR. September 25-27. [...]

Prioritize

What Do Writers Do All Day?
I’m just back from Illinois where last weekend, I taught a Novel Revision retreat to a fantastic group of writers. One of the humorous things that happened: One writer had a chapter in which a character wrote about a condominium, but the character couldn’t spell, so wrote, “. . [...]

6 Distractions

Why Some Distractions Are OK
I am distracted these days from writing my novel. It’s partly because I’m teaching a Novel Revision Retreat in Illinois this weekend. But I also find these things to be distracting.

Family. Well, of course, family interferes. Katherine Paterson has said that family takes up so much time and energy, [...]

Novel Revision Retreat in IL in February

Even if it is the week before Christmas, there’s lots of interesting discussions going on!

Novel Revision Retreat. I’ll be teaching the Novel Revision Retreat in Illinois on February 27 – March 1 for the IL-SCBWI. Only nine spots remain! Register soon! See comments here from previous participants. Or see comments from Kirby Larson here. [...]

Hattie Big Sky

Kirby Larson, author of Newbery Honor book, HATTIE BIG SKY, says, “I didn’t know how to revise until. . .

Novel Secrets Retreats

Novel Secrets Series
Author Nancy Sharp has designed a series of three retreats, which is unique in the writing world. It takes writers from an initial idea to a finished manuscript and an evaluation by an agent or editor–in JUST ONE YEAR. Awesome!
Cynsations website is running a series of interviews with the speakers. One of [...]