November 17, 2023 9:30 am - November 19, 2023 4:00 pm Manuka Cottage Community Centre 70 Harman St, Addington Christchurch 8024
Have You Secretly Dreamed About Writing Stories Or A Book?
What if it’s as simple as choosing the next step of taking your desire seriously and investing in your creativity?
Embrace this unique opportunity to be inspired by an international Author and storyteller, and experience writing as an easy, enjoyable, and achievable process.
Over this three-day writing retreat at Manuka Cottage in Addington, Christchurch, you will receive intensive group and individual input from acclaimed writing tutor and author of over fifty nationally and internationally published books – Melaina Faranda.
Learn a variety of creative exercises designed to help you detox from digital chatter, and free you to discover your own original thinking.
Expect to be creatively energised as well as nourished on many levels by connecting with other lovers of writing. You will take away a boosted word count, grab bag of fun and effective writing and self-editing tools and techniques, an individual consultation, plus a bespoke plan, process, structure, and timeline for completion of your story or book!
Suitable for all backgrounds and levels of experience, from an unwritten idea to a partly completed project.
Objectives of this workshop:
Opportunities will be provided to explore and plan for your unique needs, conditions, approaches, structures, and routines – for ways for you to get unstuck and see your writing through to completion. You’ll discover playful ways to wrangle your inner critic, work through writers’ block, and techniques to overcome procrastination. You will also learn how to self-edit your work, saving you both time and resources, and empowering you to create work closer to publication standard. This will all be done while making new writer friends and tapping into writing techniques that support you to create!
Supplies to bring:
Whatever you best prefer to write on or with. Please make sure you have a notebook suitable for any times we will be writing outside.
Your Facilitator:
Melaina Faranda is the author of over fifty books, published nationally and internationally, and a manuscript appraisal consultant. A passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic writing tutor, she receives rave feedback and repeat invitations to inspire and empower word loving kin through the many workshops, courses, masterclasses and retreats she delivers at writers’ centers, schools, organisations, private groups, and literature festivals.
Participants:
Minimum 8 participants for this event to go ahead
Maximum 20 participants
Maximum 20 participants
When:
Friday, 17th Nov 9:30am-4pm | Sat 18th Nov 9:30am-4pm | Sun 19th Nov 11:00am-5:00pm
Where:
Manuka Cottage Community Centre
70 Harman St, Addington
Christchurch 8024
Who:
Anyone who has the inkling to write
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Here’s What Past Writing Workshop Participants Have to Say…
‘What an incredible ride! Never have I learnt and understood and been able to apply so much in such a short period of time. Melaina is an engaging, exciting facilitator deftly alternating between leading and encouraging, showing and enquiring. My bag of tricks, my confidence in my writing has multiplied so much in just 3 days. Wow (again!) Thoroughly recommend you stop procrastinating, or deliberating – just do it, you won’t be sorry.’ Bron
‘Melaina is very energising and engaging. I currently feel excited and ready to finish my book and would recommend this course especially for anyone wanting to get started! Or be inspired!’ Steph
‘Amazing momentum, ability to articulate knowledge well, oozing talent and creative ability.’ Jenny
‘Melaina’s Unlock Your Creativity workshop was one of the most inspiring workshops I have attended in 40 years of attending workshops.’ Lynn
“I wasn’t sure what to expect when I signed up for Melaina’s writing course but I decided to do it because I wanted to explore creative writing more and I’m really glad I did. Melaina was incredibly inspiring and took us through many different ways to access the creative part of us. I’m now looking forward to writing more on my own. I’d recommend this to anyone who has ever considered trying to write or for someone who wants to get back to writing – it’s a wonderful way in.‘ Nick
‘Wow! I have never received such glowing reports for a course before.’ Jacqui (Organiser)
‘I appreciated Melaina’s willingness to make time for individuals to have time with her. Melaina as a facilitator / teacher is A+ Character A+ and I would recommend this course to others because it touches on so many different phases of writing and is always entertaining and encouraging.’ Ellen
| Ticket Type | Price | Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $725 |