Morning workshops discuss:
- Writing from a sense of place
- Character development
- Structure and drafting
- Memoirs and research; collecting, collating and recounting stories
- Point of view and dialogue
- Evening workshops combine discussion and lectures from guest speakers that specialise in blogging and internet presence.
Afternoon and Evening Skype sessions with
literary agents in the US and Australia, as well as publishers in London
discuss contracts, foreign rights, the life of copyright and the global
market. US agents discuss the biggest holes in the manuscripts they
receive.
We also explore the constantly changing world of E-books and self-publishing and what could be the best indie route for you.
Our writers retreats are international.
Our past attendees have been from Scotland, England, America, Italy,
South Africa and Australia. Our Italian, German and French attendees
must have an excellent grasp of English and can write in whatever
language they prefer.
Depending on your personal goals, Lisa Clifford will guide you on where to publish and how.
Cocktail hour is shared every evening
before dinner
You’ll stay in your own private
apartment complete with living room, worktable and Wifi inside and on
your own terrace. Some people may like to share their apartment with a
friend and that will reduce their cost.
Our price includes transport to Casentino, six nights accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner plus morning and afternoon coffee/tea breaks at Borgo a Caiano, as
well as all tuition. The Art of Writing also includes an afternoon tour
of the local area, a unique and undiscovered part of Tuscany. We’ll
finish at Lorenzo Cipriani’s farm where you’ll make ricotta and pecorino
before tasting Tuscany’s cheeses and salame.