Deadline: 8 - 10 June 2012
Come rejuvenate your creative spirit with SCBWI Tokyo at the Gotemba Kogen resort in Shizuoka.
Story is what happens in a book. Plot is the structure of what happens in a book, as well as the techniques the author employs to control pacing, tension, character development, and reader reaction. In this INTENSIVE, distance-learning master class with editor and writer Cheryl Klein, we will examine the care and feeding of a plot, including a number of those techniques, the DNA of action and emotional development in a novel, and the uses of subplots. You’ll also learn methods for analyzing your own plot and identifying its strengths and weaknesses, and tips for completing a thoughtful and effective revision.
Participants will be asked to create a bookmap of their novel before the event (instructions will be provided upon payment of registration fee), and to read the novel Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco Stork plus a few handouts. There will also be an assignment to be completed during the retreat, a one-hour Skype session with Cheryl Klein, critique group meetings and sessions on aspects of writing craft. There will be plenty of time for networking and enjoying the resort’s amenities, as well as quiet, solo writing.
This retreat is geared toward published and pre-published writers with a complete or nearly complete draft of a middle-grade or young adult (YA) novel. Writers in the plotting and planning stages of such a novel are also welcome to participate.
This event is made possible in part by a regional grant from SCBWI.
SCHEDULE
Friday, June 8, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Cheryl Klein is a senior editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. An interview with Klein has appeared in Carp Tales, the SCBWI Tokyo newsletter (see Fall 2008).
Time: Friday to Sunday, June 8, 9, 10, 2012
Place: Slow House Villas at the Gotemba Kogen Resort, Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture
Fee: 18,000 yen SCBWI members; 22,000 yen nonmembers (fee includes pre-retreat assignment handouts, retreat programs, Saturday 3 meals, Sunday 2 meals, shared accommodations in Slow House Villas June 8 and 9, and Ringo no Yu onsen use)
Accommodations: Shared rooms in Slow House Villas at Gotemba Kogen Resort
This event will be in English. Reservations will be limited to 20 participants.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: contact SCBWI - Tokyo here
Website: http://www.scbwi.jp
Come rejuvenate your creative spirit with SCBWI Tokyo at the Gotemba Kogen resort in Shizuoka.
Story is what happens in a book. Plot is the structure of what happens in a book, as well as the techniques the author employs to control pacing, tension, character development, and reader reaction. In this INTENSIVE, distance-learning master class with editor and writer Cheryl Klein, we will examine the care and feeding of a plot, including a number of those techniques, the DNA of action and emotional development in a novel, and the uses of subplots. You’ll also learn methods for analyzing your own plot and identifying its strengths and weaknesses, and tips for completing a thoughtful and effective revision.
Participants will be asked to create a bookmap of their novel before the event (instructions will be provided upon payment of registration fee), and to read the novel Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco Stork plus a few handouts. There will also be an assignment to be completed during the retreat, a one-hour Skype session with Cheryl Klein, critique group meetings and sessions on aspects of writing craft. There will be plenty of time for networking and enjoying the resort’s amenities, as well as quiet, solo writing.
This retreat is geared toward published and pre-published writers with a complete or nearly complete draft of a middle-grade or young adult (YA) novel. Writers in the plotting and planning stages of such a novel are also welcome to participate.
This event is made possible in part by a regional grant from SCBWI.
SCHEDULE
Friday, June 8, 2012
- 4:00–9:00 Arrival and Check In
- 5:00–7:00 Dinner—bring a bento or try one of the resort’s restaurants
- 7:00–9:00 Opening Session--Inviting Creativity: Establishing Our Writing Intentions (Meeting Room, Hotel BU)
Saturday, June 9, 2012
- 7:00–9:00 Breakfast and networking at the free Buffet Paro
- 9:00–1:00 Cheryl Klein assignment work and discussions (Meeting Room, Hotel BU)
- 1:00–2:30 Lunch (sandwich makings provided) and free time
- 2:30–4:00 Mini critique group meetings
- 4:00–5:30 Elective recreational focus activities or solo writing time
- 5:30–7:00 Participant Dinner at Grand Table Restaurant
- 7:00–9:00 Assignment follow-up and sessions on Knowing our Characters and Maintaining Motivation
- 9:00–10:00 Skype Session with Cheryl Klein (Meeting Room, Hotel BU) An opportunity to hear answers to pre-submitted questions, discuss the assignment, and ask remaining questions.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
- 7:00–9:00 Breakfast and networking at the free Buffet Paro
- 9:00–10:30 Elective Recreational Focus Activities or Solo Writing Time
- 10:30–11:00 Check out from Slow Villas
- 11:00–2:00 Mini Sessions (Meeting Room, Hotel BU): Synopses, Queries, Reflections and Goals; Lunch (sandwich makings provided)
Cheryl Klein is a senior editor at Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. An interview with Klein has appeared in Carp Tales, the SCBWI Tokyo newsletter (see Fall 2008).
Time: Friday to Sunday, June 8, 9, 10, 2012
Place: Slow House Villas at the Gotemba Kogen Resort, Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture
Fee: 18,000 yen SCBWI members; 22,000 yen nonmembers (fee includes pre-retreat assignment handouts, retreat programs, Saturday 3 meals, Sunday 2 meals, shared accommodations in Slow House Villas June 8 and 9, and Ringo no Yu onsen use)
Accommodations: Shared rooms in Slow House Villas at Gotemba Kogen Resort
This event will be in English. Reservations will be limited to 20 participants.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: contact SCBWI - Tokyo here
Website: http://www.scbwi.jp
