start the new year right—nourish your creativity with a virtual retreat in the comfort of your home!

Don’t have the time or money for a week-long retreat but you want to nourish your creativity, take your writing to the next level, or learn how to publish your project? We’ve got you covered! Sign up for one of Jess’ supportive and guiding retreats that takes place in the comfort of your own home It's time to write, laugh, and strengthen your creative soul.

The retreats all take place online through Zoom, a meeting software that allows us to see one another while I teach. You’ll be given an hour for lunch. The rest of the time will be spent learning techniques to strengthen your writing or developing a path to publication. In addition to live instruction from Jess, you’ll be split into small groups to workshop the writing you create during the day. The entire workshop will be available for you to access afterward, and you’ll also complete a private writing or publishing conference with Jess the week after the virtual retreat.

Get the learning and community of one of Jess’ writing retreats from the comfort of your own home! The memoir/self-help writing and novel writing virtual retreats are capped at 25, and the publishing retreat is capped at 50.

Registration opens December 1, 2019.

"Jess Lourey is a rare double talent. She is an outstanding writer. Just as remarkable is Jess’ ability to teach writing to others. She clearly communicates the essence of good writing — whether it is giving a novice writer broad guidance on how to structure a novel or write sentences that grab the reader’s attention, or working with experienced writers on the fine art of wordsmithing to improve elements of pace, suspense or character development."

— Stephen T., Write That Book, July 2015

“When I signed up for Jessica Lourey ’s fiction writing workshop, I was at a low point. I was stuck. I longed to write a novel, but I didn’t know where to begin. I didn’t think I had any stories worth telling. Jess helped me realize that I have a lifetime of experiences just waiting to be tapped into, a lifetime of stories, characters, settings and plot twists. Anyone can teach the mechanics of writing, but not anyone can inspire like Jess.”

         — Tina M., Rewrite Your Life, November 2016

Dates and Times

MEMOIR AND SELF-HELP WRITING
January 1, 2021, 8 am-4 pm CST

NOVEL WRITING
January 2, 2021, 8 am-4 pm CST

PUBLISHING
January 3, 2021, 8 am-4 pm CST

Pricing

Each virtual retreat is $499 and includes a private, 25-minute conference with Jess via Zoom during the following week. Once you register, you’ll be given the opportunity to select a time that works for you.

Sample Schedule

7:30    Our Zoom room opens for log-in
8:00    Jess leads a brief welcome
9-12 Jess leads writing or publishing workshop
12:00   Lunch break
1-3:30 More instruction and small group workshops
3:30    Celebration and wrap-up