Schedule

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Wednesday

4:00 Check-in

4:45 Meet and Greet

5:30 Dinner provided

6:30 Welcome, Icebreaker, intro, and more

7:00-8:00 – Workshop 1 – What do you need in a premise statement and a synopsis?*

8:00-8:30 - work on premise statement and synopsis/ appt with 1 person

*Homework will be assigned at the end of each workshop that you will work on during the allotted time.*

Thursday

8:15 – Breakfast (provided)

8:45 – 9:45 - Workshop 2 - what do you need in a first chapter?*

9:50 – 10:50 Work on homework

10:55 - 11:55 – Class time (discussion and checking homework from workshop 1 and 2)

11:55– 12:30 – Lunch (provided)

12:30 - 1:30 – Workshop 3 – Characterization*

1:30 – 1:55 - 25 minute breather- starbucks, walk on the beach, etc.

2:00 – 3:00 - Work on homework

3:00 - 4:00 - Class time (discussion and checking homework from workshop 3)

4:00 - 4:30 - individual meeting (1 person) - others work on your story.

4:30 – 5:45 – Workshop 4 – Story Structure Part 1 (Inciting incident, hook, cliffhangers, etc.)*

5:45 – 6:45 – Dinner https://rivercitycafe.com/menu-3/

6:45 - 7:15 - work on homework from workshop 4/ individual meetings (1 person)

7:30 – 8:30 - individual meetings (2 people) 

Friday

8:15 – 8:45 - Breakfast (provided)

8:45 – 10:00 - Workshop 5 – Story Structure Part 2 (character changes, how does your story end? land the plane!, saggy middle, etc.)*

10:00 – 10:45 – Work on homework

11:00 - 12:15 - Class time (discussion and checking homework from workshop 4 and 5)

12:15 – 12:45 – Lunch (provided)

12:45 - 1:45 – Workshop 6 - Conflict - a review and some new stuff!*

1:45 – 2:15 - individual appointment (1 person)

2:15 – 3:15 - Work on homework

3:15 - 4:15 - Class time (discussion and checking homework from workshop 6)

4:15 – 5:15 – Workshop 7 – Writing a proposal – Lynette will walk you through one of her proposals that sold to Revell*

5:15 – 6:30 – Dinner 

6:30 – 7:30 – Work on proposal/ individual meetings (2 people)

7:30 - 8:00 - Class time (q&a on proposals/feedback)

8:05 - 8:35 - individual meeting (1 person)

Saturday

8:00 – Breakfast (provided) 

8:30 - 9:00 appointment (1 person)

9:00 – 10:00 – Workshop 8 – My story was rejected. Why? Reasons an agent or editor says no.*

10:05– 10:50 – Workshop 9 Ask Lynette Anything*

10:50 - 11:00 – check out, go home and apply what you learned!