Category: Sparking Creativity

Join authors Mary Amato and John Feffer and fellow colleagues for an energizing mix of lectures, facilitated discussion, and forced time to write!

Amato and Feffer are both discipline-crossing writers who are simultaneously working on novels, plays, essays, and poetry. These writing retreats will be focused on novel writing, but we welcome explorers of any genre—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen or stage play, etc.

Use these inspiring virtual retreat days to take a work-in-progress further or to write something completely new.

ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN (US) TIME ZONE.

10:00-10:15         Intro & Warm up Writing

10:15-11:00         Lecture #1

11:00-11:30         Facilitated Chat (or log off and get to your writing)

11:30-2:15            Writing time

2:15-3:00              Lecture #2

3:00-3:30              Facilitated Chat (or log off and get to your writing)

3:30-5:00              Writing time

5:00-5:30              Final Q/A

$40 per person per retreat. You may sign up for one retreat or as many as desired. Once you have registered, you’ll receive three Zoom links for each of your retreat days. Each retreat day will include three Zoom sessions with writing time in between.

Sat Sept 26          Tense & Time: Pros and cons of writing in the past or present or a combination of both. Are you writing in the best tense to tell your story? What role does time play in the lives of your characters?

Sun Nov 1            Voice & POV: Establish authenticity, commit to a POV or multiple POVS, and know when to come in for a close up and when to pull back. What are the various voices and POVs in your work?  

Sat Nov 21           Recurring Symbolism & Surprising Metaphors: Identify and explore symbols and metaphors and determine how and when they should repeat. What are the symbols and metaphors that are already in your work? Are you doing all you can or do you need more?

Please note that in addition to these retreats, both Amato and Feffer offer partial or full manuscript critiques on a rolling basis throughout the year. $30 per half hour. You can cap your investment at any amount. If you’re interested, contact either instructor individually. 

Savvy Authors is presenting (FOR FREE!) three content-packed days filled with:

1) Mini-workshops and classes from some of our best instructors
2) Webinars with content that you can immediately use
3) And other great events such as access to our brand new CritPartner Matching program!

All designed to provide you with something you can use 
today to improve your craft, sharpen your business skills, slay those promo demons and MORE!

Join authors Mary Amato and John Feffer and fellow colleagues for an energizing mix of lectures, facilitated discussion, and forced time to write!

Amato and Feffer are both discipline-crossing writers who are simultaneously working on novels, plays, essays, and poetry. These writing retreats will be focused on novel writing, but we welcome explorers of any genre—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen or stage play, etc.

Use these inspiring virtual retreat days to take a work-in-progress further or to write something completely new.

ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN (US) TIME ZONE.

10:00-10:15         Intro & Warm up Writing

10:15-11:00         Lecture #1

11:00-11:30         Facilitated Chat (or log off and get to your writing)

11:30-2:15            Writing time

2:15-3:00              Lecture #2

3:00-3:30              Facilitated Chat (or log off and get to your writing)

3:30-5:00              Writing time

5:00-5:30              Final Q/A

$40 per person per retreat. You may sign up for one retreat or as many as desired. Once you have registered, you’ll receive three Zoom links for each of your retreat days. Each retreat day will include three Zoom sessions with writing time in between.

Sun Aug 30          Mechanics & Process: How to handle drafts, revisions, outlining, research, and feedback. What’s your process? What works and doesn’t?

Sat Sept 26          Tense & Time: Pros and cons of writing in the past or present or a combination of both. Are you writing in the best tense to tell your story? What role does time play in the lives of your characters?

Sun Nov 1            Voice & POV: Establish authenticity, commit to a POV or multiple POVS, and know when to come in for a close up and when to pull back. What are the various voices and POVs in your work?  

Sat Nov 21           Recurring Symbolism & Surprising Metaphors: Identify and explore symbols and metaphors and determine how and when they should repeat. What are the symbols and metaphors that are already in your work? Are you doing all you can or do you need more?

Please note that in addition to these retreats, both Amato and Feffer offer partial or full manuscript critiques on a rolling basis throughout the year. $30 per half hour. You can cap your investment at any amount. If you’re interested, contact either instructor individually. 

Savvy Authors is presenting (FOR FREE!) three content-packed days filled with:

1) Mini-workshops and classes from some of our best instructors
2) Webinars with content that you can immediately use
3) And other great events such as access to our brand new CritPartner Matching program!

All designed to provide you with something you can use 
today to improve your craft, sharpen your business skills, slay those promo demons and MORE!