2023

In-House Summer Retreats

Summer Mixer

&

Publication Club Re-Launch

  • Meet and mix with the other writers of the Studio (did you know we have fifty writers here at Blackbird?)
  • Continue your process (which sometimes goes out the window during summer)
  • Establish a summer writing/submission plan
  • Launch your publishing plan by fine-tuning work and getting a list of places to send work

We will workshop a publishable short, or you can keep working on your current project for one more workshop with your fellows.

DATES/TIMES: Tuesdays, June 6-27

AM: 11:30-2:30 PST

PM: 5:30-8:30 PST

Class One: Prep by reading the handout on “Prepping to Submit,” which I’ll send once you’re signed up. Then meet each other in class one, discuss what you have ready for submission, and get the first round of publications calling for submission. *I might buddy you up for this first class to read through your submission so everyone can read/get feedback from a partner before the “official” workshop begins.

Class Two: Refine the publishing plan & workshop of four writers

Class Three: Refine the publishing plan & workshop of four writers

Class Four: Refine the publishing plan & workshop, and finally fine tune your summer plans for writing and submission.

We will create a quarterly Publication Club from this Summer Mixer to continue what we’ve started here and meet Sept/Dec/March. Fees/details pending.

You can save your spot now. Email Jennifer at jclauck@gmail.com. 

Payment can be made via check, Venmo, or Stripe with a fee.

Summer Mixer Tuition: $225.00

Turning Points Intensive

 

This is an outgrowth of last summer’s Diagnostics Retreat and a deep dive into value, plot, and structure.

This retreat is for Studio writers well into their project and eager to map the whole of their book around the following turning points: Inciting Incident, PP1, Midpoint, and Climactic Action.

There are only six writers for this retreat as we will collectively work intensely on each other’s projects. Too many writers and too many projects, and it can’t work.

DATES: June 23, 24, 25/Friday, Sat. & Sunday, 10-3 p.m. PST via Zoom. (NOTE: The date is not set in stone, it’s better to get your spot and let me know a range of dates, and I’ll work with the whole group).

You can get your spot by emailing Jennifer at jclauck@gmail.com. 

Payment can be made via check, Venmo, or Stripe with a fee.

Turning Points Intensive Tuition $375.00