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Craft, Community, Connection

Welcome to The Writer’s Sanctuary, a place to connect with other writers at our retreats, learn the craft of writing from bestselling authors, and push your career to the next level with one of our mentorship packages! Whether you need career guidance, editorial direction, help developing a brand, a book launch plan, or just a place to connect with other creatives, we have you covered. Your dream is our dream. Our donuts are your donuts. Let’s make it happen!

Events

Join us for virtual and on-site events designed to improve your craft, connect you with other writers, and build community!

Mentorship Program

As experts in crafting, selling, and marketing commercial bestsellers, we help our clients with one-on-one coaching, editorial feedback, and branding assistance.

Writer’s University

From developing a story idea from start to polished finish, to crafting a fabulous submissions package, to successful branding and marketing, we have you covered with insightful, practical, information-rich workshops designed to make you an expert too!

Our Team

C.J. Redwine is a New York Times bestselling author, a public speaker, and a teacher with twelve years experience in teaching all areas of creative writing, publishing, and marketing. She’s still waiting for her letter from Hogwart’s. Currently, she lives in Nashville with her husband, five children, two pets, and a wardrobe that stubbornly refuses to lead to Narnia, no matter how many times she tries. Find her on IG at @cjredwine or join the Fans of C.J. Redwine group on Facebook.

Mary Weber is the bestselling HarperCollins author of six books, including the Storm Siren Trilogy and the highly-acclaimed To Best the Boys. Along with speaking and teaching, Mary’s written for Huffington Post, Hallmark, and Writer’s Digest, and she runs Cherry Pie Author Services, a business helping authors achieve greater success. When not writing, Mary sings 80’s hairband songs to her three muggle children and husband. They live in California which is perfect for stalking aging superstars while wearing sweatpants and fanny packs. Find her on IG at @MaryWeberAuthor.

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📚We're telling you the secret to keeping readers hooked from the jump! Tag a writer friend in the comments and let's all wow agents, editors, and readers with our stellar first pages. And feel free to 📎bookmark for future reference and share with others. Bookmark this. Share this. Print it out and post this above your desk. Read it every day until the words sink in and take root. 💛Who is ready for a community writing sprint?? Are you using stories to build engagement (and audience!) on Instagram? It's hard to reach your dreams when your focus is on something that doesn't honor those goals. We've got a handy word count cheatsheet you can bookmark and share! What do you want to learn about marketing? What questions do you have? We're planning more content (both free and for events) and want to meet your needs! 🍊It's gonna be May! (if you didn't sing-read that in Justin Timberlake's voice, are we even friends??) We hear so much about the 3 act structure for story writing, but many of us find that thinking in terms of 3 acts leaves a lot of gaps. We love this 7 act structure from David Trottier. It helps fill in those gaps and gives writers a logical progression to follow from start to finish without getting so bogged down in details that it stalls the writing process.
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