Bootcamps
Weekend Bootcamps are designed with an eye on the creative process, providing participants with a creative shot in the arm. These two- and three-session intensives give us tools to improve creative focus, help us over common bumps in the road, and move us into the next phase of our projects with renewed energy for our work.
Play Hard, Create Hard w/Holly (Oct 25, 26, 27)
From the Road: Writing on Travel w/Marya &Holly (Nov 14, 15, 16)
Fast Forward to the Point: What's the Story in Your Story w/Marya (Dec 5, 6, 7)
3 Gifts for You, 3 for Your Readers w/Holly (Dec 12, 13, 14)
Stuck in a rut? Blank page messing with you? Want to create a piece like nothing you’ve ever written before? Try play! One weekend, two hours each day: Let loose. Experiment with form and structure. Frolic with genre and style. Open doors you didn’t even know were there! Discover how play can lead to seriously good work.
Friday, Oct 25 (4–6 pm PT / 7–9 pm ET)
Saturday & Sunday, Oct 26 & 27 (11 am–1 pm PDT / 2–4 pm EDT)
Explore purpose and connection through writing. We want our readers to feel something, learn something, be challenged or lifted up—to leave hoping to read everything we write. In this generative workshop, we cover practical ways we can give both ourselves and our readers gifts.
Friday, Dec 12 (4–6 pm PT / 7–9 pm ET)
Saturday & Sunday, Dec 13 & 14 (11 am–1 pm PDT / 2–4 pm EDT)
w/Marya Hornbacher & Holly Starley
+ special guest Karen Babine
Join veteran travel writers Marya & Holly to hone your skills, sharpen your focus, and amplify your voice. “The road,” as we define it, is wide: Think your own travel or that of others. Think past or present. Think inner journeys and outer quests. We can't wait to explore your roads!
Featuring special guest, award-winning author of The Allure of Elsewhere and professor Karen Babine.
Friday, Nov 14 (4–6 pm PT / 6–8 pm ET)
Saturday & Sunday, Nov 15 & 16 (11 am–1 pm PT / 2–4 pm ET)
Ever found yourself listening to a story that seems to be taking a very long time to go nowhere at all - or telling one? What do people mean when they say someone is ‘a born storyteller’? Do you know the difference between anecdote and story? Let’s tackle these interconnected questions and sharpen our own sense of what makes a story move, what makes it matter, and how our own treasure trove of tales can be polished, sharpened, and made to shine.
Friday, 12/5, 4–6 pm PDT / 7–9 pm EDT
Saturday & Sunday, 12/6 & 12/7, 11 am–1 pm PDT / 2–4 pm EDT
