Friday, November 1st
11:30 am HyBred Shut Up and Write section. Join us in person at County Clair. Or join us on Zoom as usual.
1:00 pm Optional Early Bird Writing Afternoon. A space to write until the festivities begin.
If you are staying at the hotel, check-in to your room starts at 3:00. You can check in any time after that.
6:00 pm Actual Writing Weekend check-in. Get your Writers Weekend Swag. Claim your seat.
6:30 pm Writing Social - Get to know your fellow writers. Writing Games- Find your creative mindset and have some fun.
7:30 pm Keynote Speaker
The restaurant and bar are open. Please order in the restaurant or at the bar.
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm Writing Sprints and Shut up and Write Style 90 Min Writing Section
Writing the night away - The writing room is open until 2:00 am.
Saturday, November 2nd
All Day Writing Marathon - Plenty of Word Sprints, Writing Prompts, and Fun throughout the day.
9:00 am Light stretches and Set your intentions / smarts goals / Make a Friend Scavenger Hunt.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm Optional Breakout section - See details below
11:00 am Dance / Move Break
12:00 Lunch - Provided - Gluten-free and Vegetarian options are available.
3:30 pm Dance / Move Break
5:30 pm Break for dinner - Dinner is on your own. There are plenty of places to eat nearby, or you can order from the attached restaurant.
8:00 pm It’s an all-Irish affair. Congratulate yourself and celebrate with your fellow writers. Writing hilarity is guaranteed.
The Meeting room will be open until 2 am for more writing time.
Sunday, November 3rd
9:00 to 4:00 Begin Marathon Writing
Coffee, Tea, and other drinks are provided all day.
9:00 am Light stretches and writing warm-up
9:30 am Are you a pants-er or a planner? Which is better? Does it matter? Let’s debate.
12:00 Lunch - Provided - Gluten-free and Vegetarian options are available.
Check out of Hotel Room - Keep Writing
1:00 pm Shut up and Write Style 90 min Writing Section
2:00 pm Dance / Move Break
3:00 pm Finish up - Weekend Goals Check-in and Survey
4:00 pm Done – Hope you had a great weekend and got a lot of writing done