---- is designed as a personalized, dig-deep-into-Deep-Editing, hone your manuscript experience.
Participants will concentrate on transforming their manuscript into a page-turner.
Limited Enrollment – 7 participants per session 
Four sessions will be offered in 2010:
April 15 - 19: FULL
May 13 - 17: FULL
September 12 - 16: FULL
October 7 - 11: 2 OPENINGS!
Location: Margie’s log home at the top of Coal Creek Canyon -- 30 minutes from Boulder, 45 from Denver -- Transportation is provided from Denver International Airport to Margie's home . . . and back.At times, the class will be held on the deck, with a view over the canyon. During the lunch break, participants may walk in the National Forest Land fifty yards from Margie’s home, arm wrestle each other for one of the hammocks, or relax in Adirondack chairs, 
feet up, head back, and take in the view.
Margie will snap her Deep Editing whip and get participants energized when it’s time to focus, focus, focus. :-)))
Prerequisites: Two on-line courses or Lecture Packets:- Empowering Characters’ Emotions
- Deep Editing: The EDITS System, Rhetorical Devices, and More
NOTE: Even if you have attended ECE or Deep Editing in a full day master class, it is important for you to have covered all the material offered in these two lectures prior to attending the Immersion class. You can take ECE and Deep Editing on-line or complete the Lecture Packets.
Requirements: Bring a minimum of 150 pages (hard copy), or a full manuscript (hard copy)
Expect to work for three full days dissecting, analyzing, and deep editing
Process: Margie will offer a review of her Deep Editing techniques and analysis of bestselling authors. Emphasis shifts to help writers dissect their work, analyze scenes, and deep edit for psychological power. A writer’s voice and style remain intact, while psychological power is enhanced.
Goals:
Total immersion in Deep Editing techniques and systems, including:
- Writing the full range of Body Language and Dialogue Cues
- Motivation Reaction Units
- The Edits System
- One Sentence Analysis
- 30 Rhetorical Devices
- The Four Levels of Powering Up Emotion
- Margie’s Five Question Scene Check List
- Master Deep Editing Check List
No worries! Margie provides review sheets for each topic.
Participants will analyze and apply Deep Editing strategies to their scenes in layers, with hands-on direction and Deep Editing critique from Margie.
FEE: $450 – for registrations received 60+ days before the session
$500 – for registrations received less than 60 days before the session
The fee includes:
- The Kick-off Dinner, night of arrival
- Four Breakfasts
- Three Lunches
- Brain-food snacks, fitness snacks, and comfort snacks
Please inform Margie of special dietary needs. Group dinners at restaurants are not included in the fee.
Schedule:
Afternoon of Arrival: Kick-off Dinner at Margie’s Home ---- Meet, Greet, and Eat!
- Meet and Greet -- 5:00PM – 6:00PM
- Dinner – 6:00 PM – 8:30PM
Day 1:
8:00 – 8:45: Breakfast and Goals Plan of Day
8:45 – 12:30: Deep Editing Power
12:30 – 1:30: Lunch, followed by short break
1:30 – 6:00: Deep Editing Power
6:45 -- Dinner in the mountain town of Nederland -- a 20 minute drive from Margie’s home (transportation provided)
Day 2:
8:00 – 8:45: Breakfast and Goals Plan of Day
8:45 – 12:00: Deep Editing Power
12:00 – 12:45: Lunch and Learn (Keep working through lunch)
12:45 – 4:00: Deep Editing Power
4:00 – Drive to Boulder (transportation provided)
4:30 – In Boulder, participants take turns:
- Exploring the open air pedestrian mall on Pearl Street.
- Pursuing individual Deep Edit reviews of manuscripts with Margie at a coffeehouse on Pearl St.
6:30 – Dinner at Dushanbe, A Russian Tea House in Boulder.
Want to see the menu and more photos? Dushanbe.
Dinner-time is fair game for edu-fun!You can count on playing Rhetorical Ping Pong -- using rhetorical devices in conversation. Review sheets permitted!
Day 3:
8:00 – 8:45: Breakfast and Goals Plan of Day
8:45 – 12:30: Deep Editing Power
12:30 – 1:30: Lunch, followed by followed by short break
1:30 – 6:00: Deep Editing Power
6:30: Dinner at Wondervu Restaurant -- two minute drive from Margie’s home, transportation provided
The Last Morning: Breakfast at Margie’s home; Immersion Class Wrap-Up
-- Transportation provided to airport
Registration: To Register for an Immersion Master Class session, or for more information, Contact Margie.
LODGING: Eldora Lodge
Eldora Lodge is very close to Margie’s home. You can see the deck of the lodge from Margie’s deck.
Eldora Lodge offers discounts to IMMERSION MASTER CLASS participants:
- Rooms discounted to $59 (from $79)
- Rooms have microwave, frig, and door to deck with hot tubs
- Rooms have magnificent view over the canyon
The Eldora Lodge has nine rooms. Book early!
Please make lodge reservations by phone -- CALL: 303-642-7181
QUESTIONS about Immersion Master Class sessions? Contact Margie.
