California Rewriting Lab
Location: Motel Inverness, Inverness, California (Point Reyes National Seashore)
Dates: Saturday, October 12 – Sunday, October 20, 2024
Leader: Heidi Hornbacher
Join us in the lovely, wild Point Reyes National Seashore for a week of writing growth.
Open to all screenwriters with some training or experience.
With this specialized version of our Writing is Rewriting curriculum, you’ll examine your script from every angle to identify what’s working and what isn’t, with our insightful mentoring and the support of your cohort every step of the way.
This lab is ideal for any writer to needs time, space, coaching, and accountability to create a seamless, breakthrough draft. We will review our screenwriting tools, workshop your pages, and give you assignments to accelerate your writing process, peeling back all the layers of your characters and story until you feel confident about every nuance of your narrative.
Each day we will have a full cohort meeting. We will examine the deeper elements of your script, including character arcs and story structure, leveling up your writing skills along the way. Each writer will submit pages for table reads and feedback from the whole group. Our workshop leader will be available for one-to-one meetings at other times.
The support doesn’t end there. When the lab concludes, you have two months to take advantage of an in-depth Script Consultation for 50% off. You also become eligible for our affordable Alumni Drop-In sessions, designed especially for those who need a little extra time to finish their draft. Your first two sessions are included in the registration fee, provided they are used within two months.
Schedule:
Saturday: Arrival & Welcome Dinner
Sunday-Saturday: Morning workshops; afternoon writing time and 1-to-1 coaching
Sunday: morning workshop and departure
CLICK HERE to see a detailed program.
Price: $3,600
Discount for alumni of Italy retreats, Concept to Pages, or Writing Is Rewriting: $200
Discount for students who wish to share a bedroom: contact us
Discount for commuters: $1,200
Early registration discount; apply by February 29: $200
Note: This discount requires that you apply by the stated date and that you make a 50% deposit upon confirmation of admission.
Registration covers PageCraft coaching, mentoring, and tuition; 8 nights of lodging at the Motel Inverness (per its terms and conditions) and the welcome dinner.
Participants will be invoiced through PayPal. If you wish to use a credit card, you can do so through PayPal. For PayPal payments originating from outside the United States, we require a surcharge equal to 2% of the total invoice.
Scholarships: Scholarships are available for the 2024 retreat. Please CLICK HERE for further information and to apply. The scholarship application deadline is August 18, 2024.
About the Venue: We will be staying in the Point Reyes National Seashore area. The Motel Inverness website contains photo galleries and detailed information about the hotel. All bedrooms are en suite, except for two queen bedrooms (in the Heart’s Desire Suite) that share a bathroom. Rooms will be assigned randomly, but participants wishing to share a bedroom should contact us at the email below.
How to Apply: If you are interested, please write to us at info@pagecraftwriting.com. If you are not a PageCraft alumnus, please include a 5-page writing sample and brief answers to the questions listed below. We will then schedule a conversation with you, so we can discuss your interest and background.
- What is your screenwriting or storytelling experience? (max 75 words)
- What is a brief description or logline of the script you would like to rewrite? (max 75 words)
- Why does this story matter to you? Why do you want to write it? (max 75 words)
- What is your favorite piece of writing advice or mentoring that you’ve received? (max 75 words)
- What is a writing note you have received that you disagreed with, and how did you handle it? (max 75 words)
- How did you hear about PageCraft?