Upcoming WordPlay
COASTAL WRITING RETREAT: Connect with Your Creativity at the Sunset Inn (Writing--and more--as Renewal and Inspiration) / 1 weekend session
Back by popular request: a weekend writing retreat full of activities to
reconnect you to your creativity. Renew yourself, whether you are a practicing writer, closet writer, or as-yet-to-pick-up-the-pen writer! The techniques and prompts we'll use will spur your imagination, and can be used to create nonfiction, fiction, and/or poetry-the choice is yours. There'll be ample free time to savor your beautifully appointed private room with king-sized bed, private bath and balcony, the large porches with rocking
chairs and swings, and the coastal setting. For more information on the Sunset Inn, which is a five-minute walk from Sunset Beach and is next to a peaceful marsh where herons and cranes live, see www.thesunsetinn.net. You'll have your choice of rooms, each with its own
distinctive style and color scheme. You'll return home refreshed, with new ideas and energy for your writing.
$378 for writing sessions, two nights' lodging, two breakfasts and Saturday lunch (hotel tax and Saturday dinner at a local restaurant not included).
Additionally, for those who might like to stay another day to work on their writing, or to just enjoy the beach, the Inn is offering Coastal Writing Retreat participants the opportunity to stay Sunday night, February 23, at half price.
You'll need a copy of Spinning Words into Gold, available for $23.54 at the retreat.
WHERE: The Sunset Inn, 9 North Shore Dr., Sunset Beach, NC 28468
WHEN: Friday, February 21 - Sunday, February 23, 2014*
(Note: There are two separate Coastal Writing Retreats. Friday February 28 - Sunday, March 2 will be a PROJECT: BOOK Retreat. See below for more information if you are interested in this.)
TO REGISTER: Contact the Sunset Inn at 888.575.1001 or 910.575.1000 (if you would like to handpick your room, view your choices here first, then call). Because the Inn is holding rooms for you, our participants, they are blocked off as unavailable online. Register soon by phone - this is a popular event and there are only 8 spaces available each weekend. Also, please let the Inn know when you call if you
are interested in staying Sunday night, February 23, at half price. The Inn will hold your reservation with a credit card.
PROJECT BOOK AT SUNSET BEACH: GET YOUR BOOK OUT OF YOU AND INTO THE WORLD (Writing/Publishing Your
Book-length Writing Project) / 1 weekend session
A hands-on workshop for any writer who would like to write and/or publish a book and
1) doesn't know how
2) doesn't get around to it
3) feels
a)
intimidated
b) confused
c) overwhelmed
d) uninspired
e) all of the above
You'll gain working knowledge of the steps you need to take and the procedures and documents that are necessary (query vs. cover letter, book proposal, overview,
synopsis, outline), as well as an introduction to today's publishing world (major publishers, university presses, small presses, self-publishing, e-publishing, and print-on-demand). Note: Class doesn't include critique of your book manuscript.
There'll be free time to savor your beautifully appointed private room with king-sized
bed, private bath and balcony, the large porches with rocking chairs and swings, and the coastal setting. For more information on the Sunset Inn, which is a five-minute walk from Sunset Beach and is next to a peaceful marsh where herons and cranes live, see www.thesunsetinn.net. You'll have your choice of rooms, each with its own distinctive style and color scheme.
$408 includes Project: Book sessions, two nights' lodging, two breakfasts and Saturday lunch (hotel tax and Saturday dinner at a local restaurant not included). Additionally, for those who might like to stay another day to work on their writing, or to just
enjoy the beach, the Inn is offering Coastal Writing Retreat participants the opportunity to stay Sunday night, March 2, at half price.
You'll need a copy of Spinning Words into Gold, available for $23.54 at the retreat.
WHERE: The Sunset Inn, 9 North Shore Dr., Sunset Beach, NC 28468
WHEN: Friday, February 28- Sunday, March 2, 2014
TO REGISTER: Contact the Sunset Inn at 888.575.1001 or 910.575.1000 (if you would like to handpick your room, view your choices here first, then call). Because the Inn is holding rooms for you, our participants, they are blocked off as unavailable online. Register soon by phone - this is a popular event and there are only 8 spaces available each weekend. Also, please let the Inn know when you call if you
are interested in staying Sunday night, March 2, at half price. The Inn will hold your reservation with a credit card.
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