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BALANCE: Tuscany RCR w/Natalie Baszile

  • 21 Oct 2023
  • 28 Oct 2023
  • Tuscany, Italy

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Compelling Storytelling: Activating Your Work
with Natalie Baszile

Retreat description:

The best stories transport us. We open the first page and the world falls away.  But what makes a story good? What makes it work?  How does the author do that “thing” that takes our breath away or makes us feel punched in the gut? That’s what we’ll explore in this combination workshop and craft retreat.  Together we will examine the elements that make for compelling storytelling—point of view, setting, dialogue, voice, plot, and of course character–as they emerge in the manuscripts we workshop. On occasion, we’ll get “under the hood” and read excerpts and passages from published works that illustrate the craft topics we’re exploring.


Each member of the workshop will submit ten pages of their story, novel, or memoir for workshop. Our discussions will be rigorous as we work to become better writers and readers, but they will always be thoughtful, respectful, and supportive.  Between our workshop, one-on-one instruction, and time for revision and reflection, our goals for the week are to hone our skills, engage our work, and discover the possibilities for our creativity in the company of our fellow writers.

We’ll begin our time together on Sunday with a 1-hour class to talk about the writing process and where we draw inspiration. On Monday and Tuesday mornings we’ll workshop the manuscripts.  Wednesday is our free day with time for writing, revision, reflection, and leisure. On Thursday and Friday mornings we’ll reconvene to ask follow up questions and share the progress we’ve made with our revisions.  Each student will have a 1-hour private meeting with Natalie. We’ll end the week with a group reading to celebrate our progress and our time together.

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PO Box 1231, Freeland, WA 98249-9911 (360.321.4786)

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