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Writing Excuses

19.33: Workshops and Retreats

Writing Excuses

Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Fiction, Business, Careers

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re taking a break from our Close Reading Series to discuss writing workshops and retreats! We dive into how to find and prepare to attend a workshop or a retreat and what to think about for organizing your own.


Thing of the Week: Solo RPGs! (Strider Mode, Star Trek Adventures, Mythic Game Master)


Homework: Go find 3 writing retreats you are interested in attending. 1 retreat-focused, 1 workshop-focused and 1 combination. Then think about what your expectations would be for each one.


Close Reading Series: Texts & Timeline

Next up is Tension! Starting September 1, we’ll be diving into Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark. Please note, this novella uses tools from the horror genre to add tension, and this can be intense for some readers!


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Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, Sandra Tayler, and Sarah Sward. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.

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As you may or may not know,

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I started my journey to being one of the hosts on writing excuses by going on the writing excuses cruise.

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And while, to be honest, I can't promise that for you.

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I can promise that you go on the cruise this year you'll have a lot of fun.

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The entire cast of writing excuses will be there, will be sailing from Los Angeles on the

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navigator of the seas from September 19th to 27th, and we're going to stop in three places we've never been to before, Ensignata, Cabos, and Lucas, and Masatlan.

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The cruise has seminars, lectures, exercises, group sessions, group dinners,

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partying. It's just everything you want all in one big package, relaxation, learning and writing, all while

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sailing the Mexican Riviera.

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For tickets and more information, visit writing excuses.com slash retreats.

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