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LEMONS AND LITERATURE
An intensive, inspirational writing retreat for writers of all genres designed to kick-start a stalled novel or bring an idea to fruition with lectures, one-on-one support, brainstorming, problem solving, and limoncello!
Dates: September 30 – October 7, 2018 (with October 7-10, 2018 option)
Note: This schedule is tentative and may be adjusted as needed. Writers have the option to skip excursions to spend extra time working on their projects at the hotel or in one of Italy’s many delightful public spaces.
Pre-Trip (dates TBD)
- Phone consultation about your book project
- Group online FAQ and mini Italian lesson
Day 1 Amalfi
- Arrival
- Piazza Duomo meet and greet
- Writers share loglines
- Diana: “What is Story?”
- Traci: “Who is a Protagonist?”
- Welcome dinner
Day 2 Amalfi
- Breakfast
- Diana: “The Basic Beats of a Plot and Subplot”
- Writing time
- Lunch
- Explore Amalfi: Duomo di Sant Andrea, Chiostro del Paradiso, shops
- Brainstorm over aperitivi in Piazza Duomo
- Dinner
Day 3 Ravello
- Breakfast
- Traci and Diana meet individually with writers
- Writing time
- Depart for Ravello
- Lunch
- Explore: Camo, Villa Rufolo, Villa Cimbrone, Piazza Vescovado
- Return to Amalfi
- Dinner
Day 4 Amalfi
- Breakfast
- Traci: “Riveting First Sentences, First Paragraphs, and First Pages”
- Writing time
- Lunch
- Explore Amalfi; learn how to make Limoncello, shops
- Brainstorm over aperitivi in Piazza Duomo
- Dinner
Day 5 Capri
- Breakfast
- Ferry to Capri
- Marina Grande and the Blue Grotto
- Lunch at La Zagara (in the lemon orchard)
- Explore Capri: Piazzi Umberto 1, shops
- Ferry to Amalfi
Day 6 Amalfi
- Breakfast
- Diana: “Perfect POV and Narrative Voice”
- Traci: “Compelling Characters and Scene-Stealing Dialogue”
- Writing time
- Lunch
- Explore Amalfi: Museo della Carta
- Brainstorm over aperitivi in Piazza Duomo
- Dinner
Day 7 Positano
- Breakfast
- Traci and Diana meet individually with writers
- Writing time
- Depart for Positano
- Lunch
- Explore Positano: Piazza dei Mulini, Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta, Spiaggia Grande
- Return to Amalfi
- Farewell dinner
Day 8 Rome
- Breakfast
- Departing writers to airport
- Remaining writers to Rome
- Writing on bus
- Lunch
- Explore Rome: Spanish Steps, Via Condotti, Via Veneto, Pantheon
- Brainstorm over aperitivi in Piazza Navona
- Dinner
Day 9 Rome
- Breakfast
- Traci and Diana meet individually with writers
- Writing time
- Lunch
- Explore Rome: Via del Corso, Colosseum, Forum, Mouth of Truth, Piazza Venezia
- Brainstorm over aperitivi in Campo de Fiori
- Dinner
Day 10 Vatican City and Rome
- Breakfast
- Explore Vatican City: Museums, the Vatican, the Cupola, papal tombs
- Lunch
- Writing time in Villa Borghese
- Brainstorm over aperitivi in Piazza del Pantheon
- Farewell dinner
- The Trevi Fountain
Day 11
- Breakfast
- Depart for Fiumicino airport
Post-Trip
- Phone consultation about your book project (date TBD)
- Membership in our closed Facebook group for ongoing support