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An upcoming retreat emphasizing getting writing done and discussing midpoints
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Hey there,

Okay, all, this is super last minute, but on Feb. 27th, I’m going to hold a modest, mini, popup retreat. The goals: 1) a little bit of writing instruction, 2) some opportunity to chat with some other writers, and 3) some accountability co-writing time.

The Instruction

I’ll be talking about midpoints, one of the most important structural points of a novel or memoir. What are midpoints? What’s the difference between the external-arc midpoint and the internal-arc midpoint? What are some key questions to help you discover/uncover your midpoint? What are some examples?

The Chats

We’ll have a mixture of very intimate chats (with one or two other writers) and our full-group chat. The idea here is to move from theory to the practice. We can talk about midpoint theory all we want and not necessarily get any closer to having you identify your midpoint. So we’ll help each other wrap our heads around the concept and see how it applies to our own writing.

The Accountability

It can seem strange, but it’s oddly effective to write in the company of other writers without ever talking to them. We’ll take a while to do just that, leaving Zoom on while we tackle our work.

Our Schedule:

(All times are US Central, which is GMT-6)
  • 11:00 am: Instruction on midpoints and some chat time and an optional homework assignment
  • 12:30 pm: Writing in community and lunch
  • 2:00 pm: Reconvene with questions and to share homework
  • 2:30/3:00 pm: Wrap up

Part of the idea behind these retreats is to keep the instruction very digestible and not super academic or theoretic. The mini-retreat will be one part stimulating ideas, two parts inspiration, and two or three parts working on your WIP. $40 for this one. Register here: February 27th Retreat.

When you register, you’ll get the Zoom link to the meeting. And after the meeting, I’ll post handouts, slides, and a recording of the instructional session for all registered users to revisit at any point in the future.

If you know you can't make it and don't want to hear any more about this one, just click here.

Thanks,

Tim
 
 
 
 
 
 

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