Finish Your Book Before 2024 & Celebrate in NOLA!
The year's not over yet!
Temperatures around here are in the ‘20s, and we’re already dreaming about cozying up in our toasty retreat house in New Orleans for February!
Can’t you just envision all the great conversations and writing that can happen in this sunny space? And while sure, it’ll still be cold in February, there’s something magic about a cold beach, no?
This “Field Trip” Workshop Retreat is jam-packed with inspiration. We’re doing workshops on two of the mornings (with a focus on building atmosphere in your writing), plus everyone gets a one-on-one critique from both Beth and Cristin. Additionally, we’ll have one day where we explore New Orleans—and you can put your atmospheric lessons to work between beignets and cemeteries!
We only have a handful of spots left, so if you’re interested, let us know!
Gift Cards Available
Trust me, you don’t need another notebook. You’re not going to write in it anyway! Let the people who buy you gifts for the holidays know that you’d much rather have a gift card you can use. Wordsmith Gift Cards can come in any amount, and they can be applied toward retreats, online programming, or anything else we offer!
We know—sometimes it take a couple of hints. Forward this email to that family member or friend who’s been pestering you about what you want as a gift!
Word Lab for the New Year
Did you “win” NaNoWriMo, or do you need a few extra writing sessions to wrap up your novel? Have a goal to finish your book before the end of the year?
Join us for December Word Lab! We’re taking off by the 20th, leaving plenty of room for you to join in the holidays or end-of-year plans with family and friends, but that still gives us six dedicated writing sessions—Sundays at 2pm ET and Wednesdays at 8pm ET. With a shortened month and reduced rate, treat the dedicated work time of Word Lab like your own personal office hours you don’t have to leave your couch for. With periodic check-ins, instant Q&A or brainstorming between sessions, and a group of focused writers sharing the same goal to get words down, Word Lab is our productivity super power!
Structural Revision Workshop
This month’s video workshop is timely for all of you who’ve wrapped up a novel this year! Editing is about more than just spellcheck; often deep structural issues need to be address through revision.
As a reminder, you can subscribe to Beth’s Patreon and get all the video workshops in the archives, or you can purchase single episodes through Wordsmith.
As always, thank you for your support! We aim to help authors in the ways we’d hoped to be supported when we were starting out. Please feel free to let us know of any programs you’d like to see us do, any topics you’d like to see us cover, or reach out with questions—we’re here for you!