Writers Retreat Workshop, TBD
Nazareth Retreat Center, Boise, Idaho

What is included?

  • The total cost of the workshop is $1,895 for nine nights/ten days, and it covers everything except transportation to and from Nazareth Retreat Center.
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One of the cottages for participants
  • Everyone will have a private room with a private bath, a desk, and a chair. Should you have someone with whom you wish to share a room, please contact us and we will make those arrangements.
  • All meals are included, from a wine and cheese reception followed by  dinner the first night, through lunch on the last day. There will also be beverages and snacks available 24/7. Vegan and vegetarian diets are accommodated, and at least one meal will probably be a box lunch or similar.
  • All classes, class materials, and meetings are included.

Schedule of Activities

The daily schedule (most days):

8:00 am               Breakfast
9:00 am               Writing Practice
9:45 am               Class
12:15 pm            Lunch
1:30-4:30 pm   Writing time/one-on-one meetings/diagnostic
                                     sessions/special classes
4:30-5:30 pm   Shop talk
5:30 pm               Dinner
7-9:30 pm          Writing time/one-on-one meetings/film/class
9:30-11 pm       Night Owl sessions

This is not a final schedule, though it should give you some idea of how the days are laid out.

Writers are not expected to attend every single event. They are encouraged to participate in classes, and to use the optional times to rest, write, or meet with the instructors.

Workshop Curriculum

The original Writers Retreat Workshop curriculum, developed by Gary Provost, provides the basic structure for the workshop, including sessions on ideas, character, plotting, structure, tension, pace, description, dialogue, and more. At the same time, instructors bring their own experience and understanding to their teaching, which gives participants a variety of perspectives on every aspect of craft.

Gary's 14-Step Process takes you step-by-step through the entire progression of starting, writing, and completing a novel. It is a framework through which you can discover your own approach to telling your story.

Classes can include Power Point presentations, film clips, and handouts, and each participant will receive a course notebook and a link to Gary's Video Novel Workshop.

Nazareth Retreat Center

Nazareth Retreat Center in Boise, Idaho is located on fifteen acres in the central Treasure Valley, on the western boundary of the city of Boise.

The rolling lawns, ample walkways, natural environment, pond, rose garden, view of the mountains...all contribute to the peaceful atmosphere of the retreat center.

Wildlife abounds, as whole families of geese hang out on the lawn outside class in the mornings.