Finish Your Book Retreat
Thu May 10, 17:00 - Sun May 13, 13:00
Wittedrift Manor House
ABOUT
FINISH YOUR BOOK RETREATFour Day Retreat (3 nights)
Early Bird Cost R9,200 ZAR ends 30 March
Full Cost: 10,200 ZAR
Deposit R5,000
Venue: Tulbach, 1.5 hours outside Cape Town, South Africa
Do you need the space and time away from your life to really get your finished?
* The event page and all the information is here on the website as well.
This is a focussed retreat experience for a small group of writers who are committed to moving their book or writing project foward, improving it or completing their books for submission.
You will be guided on your writing journey by writing coach and agent Sarah Bullen. Sarah has been working with writers and publishers since 2009 and actively works with writers to complete and place a book. She is a structure and planning fiend and will help you plot your book, and push you to finish it.
Do you have a writing project you are working on? This could be an e-course, a non-fiction, a novel or any writing project you are currently down the line on. How much can you accomplish in four days? Join us and find out just how far you can get.
The focus of this bootcamp is a hard - but loving - push forward. You may finish your book and get it ready to send off to publishers or an agent. Or you may advance your word count, plan and structure or just write and write and write.
The focus is on individual work and getting your word count up.
Every participant will have their own book, and their own journey.
It is a time away in solitude to focus on yourself and your own writing process.
COST INCLUDES
* 3 nights accommodation
* All meals
* A guided writing process
* A one-on-one session
* Structured feedback on your project
Venue: Deliciously eccentric manor house in Tulbach outside Cape Town, South Africa. All accomodation is single occupancy with rooms en-suite.
WHO SHOULD DO THIS?
In order to attend this you need to have an existing book or project you are working on. This retreat is less guided than my other ones so if you want learn the ropes of a novel or memoir this may not be the right course for you.
* You are busy working on your novel
* You are working on a non-fiction or e-book or e-course
* You have a completed book and want to do a second draft, tweak, edit or write a punchy proposal
* In a non-fiction you may have the concept only but be prepared to develop it quickly and write a lot of material during the retreat.
WHO SHOULDN'T DO THIS ONE?
Novice writers with no development yet on their book. This is not the retreat to START your book. This bootcamp is to get your book to the finish line, or just much further down the line. You may want to look at some of the other retreats or courses
Not sure if this is right for you? Please email [email protected]
WE WILL COVER
The focus is on individual work and getting your word count to the final push.
Every participant will have their own book, and their own journey.
WHERE IS THE RETREAT HELD?
This year we are meeting in the charming town of Tulbach in a historic manor house. All bedrooms are en-suite with secret gardens and plenty of spaces for writing. The house is right on the edge of the tiny town. You can wander down the small main road for a coffee or quiet breakaway or stay at the manor house with roaring fires and quiet to write.
If you are coming from abroad we can help you with ideas on where to stay in Cape Town and what to do!
DAILY ITENARY
You will be in a group maximum of 11 participants and together we travel the journey of memory and writing.
8am BREAKFAST
9am-1pm WRITING SESSION
1pm LUNCH
2pm - 5pm AFTERNOON SESSIONS OR ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS
7pm DINNER
8pm DISCUSSION AND REVIEW PROGRESS
Remember this is a retreat with a focus on writing, so we are going to push and prod you to get as much of your book done as possible.
In the evening we have a second session of writing with structure and book development.
The course is a combination of technical writing techniques, working through your blocks, finding ways to access your memories and plan your story. Each course is very specifically tailored to either memoir / non-fiction or novels so please make sure you book on the correct one.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE WRITING ROOM HERE
* The event page and all the information is here on the website as well.
This is a focussed retreat experience for a small group of writers who are committed to moving their book or writing project foward, improving it or completing their books for submission.
You will be guided on your writing journey by writing coach and agent Sarah Bullen. Sarah has been working with writers and publishers since 2009 and actively works with writers to complete and place a book. She is a structure and planning fiend and will help you plot your book, and push you to finish it.
Do you have a writing project you are working on? This could be an e-course, a non-fiction, a novel or any writing project you are currently down the line on. How much can you accomplish in four days? Join us and find out just how far you can get.
The focus of this bootcamp is a hard - but loving - push forward. You may finish your book and get it ready to send off to publishers or an agent. Or you may advance your word count, plan and structure or just write and write and write.
The focus is on individual work and getting your word count up.
Every participant will have their own book, and their own journey.
It is a time away in solitude to focus on yourself and your own writing process.
COST INCLUDES
* 3 nights accommodation
* All meals
* A guided writing process
* A one-on-one session
* Structured feedback on your project
Venue: Deliciously eccentric manor house in Tulbach outside Cape Town, South Africa. All accomodation is single occupancy with rooms en-suite.
WHO SHOULD DO THIS?
In order to attend this you need to have an existing book or project you are working on. This retreat is less guided than my other ones so if you want learn the ropes of a novel or memoir this may not be the right course for you.
* You are busy working on your novel
* You are working on a non-fiction or e-book or e-course
* You have a completed book and want to do a second draft, tweak, edit or write a punchy proposal
* In a non-fiction you may have the concept only but be prepared to develop it quickly and write a lot of material during the retreat.
WHO SHOULDN'T DO THIS ONE?
Novice writers with no development yet on their book. This is not the retreat to START your book. This bootcamp is to get your book to the finish line, or just much further down the line. You may want to look at some of the other retreats or courses
Not sure if this is right for you? Please email [email protected]
WE WILL COVER
- Pitch sessions - a chance to pitch your book concept to the group and get structured feedback to improve and refine it.
- Writing your proposal / synopsis and perfect it.
- How to Present Your Book to Publishers
The focus is on individual work and getting your word count to the final push.
Every participant will have their own book, and their own journey.
WHERE IS THE RETREAT HELD?
This year we are meeting in the charming town of Tulbach in a historic manor house. All bedrooms are en-suite with secret gardens and plenty of spaces for writing. The house is right on the edge of the tiny town. You can wander down the small main road for a coffee or quiet breakaway or stay at the manor house with roaring fires and quiet to write.
If you are coming from abroad we can help you with ideas on where to stay in Cape Town and what to do!
DAILY ITENARY
You will be in a group maximum of 11 participants and together we travel the journey of memory and writing.
8am BREAKFAST
9am-1pm WRITING SESSION
1pm LUNCH
2pm - 5pm AFTERNOON SESSIONS OR ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS
7pm DINNER
8pm DISCUSSION AND REVIEW PROGRESS
Remember this is a retreat with a focus on writing, so we are going to push and prod you to get as much of your book done as possible.
In the evening we have a second session of writing with structure and book development.
The course is a combination of technical writing techniques, working through your blocks, finding ways to access your memories and plan your story. Each course is very specifically tailored to either memoir / non-fiction or novels so please make sure you book on the correct one.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE WRITING ROOM HERE
DIRECTIONS
Finish Your Book Retreat
Wittedrift Manor House
5 Vos Street, Tulbagh, 6820, South Africa
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