Ignite the Spark Retreats

NEW: Oliver Dimsdale (Grantchester) + Karina Fernandez (Mr. Turner) are joining our Scotland retreat to read scripts by our writers. 🎭
2 spots + 1 scholarship remain.
🏰 ignitethesparkretreats.com/2025-retreat
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Noise out. Sea cliffs in.
Write your script in Scotland this October - with mentorship, space, and momentum.
🏰 Only 2 spots left. 1 Scholarship.
🔗 ignitethesparkretreats.com/2025-retreat
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Two scholarships. Three spots. One Scottish castle.
This October, write your script where the sea meets the cliffs — with mentorship, space, and momentum you can’t get at home.
Apply now: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/2025-retreat
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“Every writer deserves a space like this.”
This October, a handful of screenwriters & playwrights will gather in a Scottish castle to focus on their stories - and themselves.

🏰 3 spots left
🎓 2 partial scholarships available
📅 Apply now: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/2025-retreat
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✍️ Writing Prompt Thursday:
Your protagonist arrives at a Scottish castle.
But they brought something they shouldn’t have.
What is it?
Bonus: write the logline.
(Imagine you’re writing this-in that castle!)
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“Breakthroughs happen when writers step away from the noise & create—together.” Our mentors believe it, our writers live it. ✍️🏰 Ready to turn pages in a Scottish castle? Discover why writers love our fall retreat → www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/2025-retreat #WritingRetreat
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In just 3 months, we’ll be writing together in a castle on the Scottish coast.
Final spots for our October retreat are filling.
✍️ Mentorship. Momentum. Community.
Apply here → www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/2025-retreat
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Calling all writers - your free masterclasses are now on YouTube.
We hosted 4 powerhouse webinars with pros who’ve worked with Spielberg, Lucas, Whedon & more.
✨ Screenwriting + playwriting insights
🎬 Real talk. Live Q&As.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/@IgnitetheSp...
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Hello! We got in touch with the owner of Dunskey estate and they said that there is a wheelchair accessible bedroom and bathroom downstairs called Ida B Wells. We are still accepting applications - please apply here if still interested! www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/apply-now

Janet will be live in just a few hours!

Screenwriter Janet Batchler (Batman Forever) breaks it down in a free live webinar this Saturday, July 5.

🕙 10AM PT / 1PM ET
💬 Q&A included
🎟️ Register: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/saturdaymornings

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Janet Batchler is going live on July 5 to share the 4 essential questions behind every great script.

FREE webinar. Live Q&A. For screenwriters & playwrights who want real tools that work.

🕙 July 5 @ 10AM PT / 1PM ET
🎟️ Register: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/saturdaymornings

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TOMORROW: Join Jose Molina (Firefly, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Law & Order: SVU) for a free masterclass on writing for TV.
Live Q&A. Honest insight. Industry wisdom.

📅 Sat, June 28
🕔 2PM PT / 5PM ET
🎟️ Register: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/saturdaymorn...

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📺 Want to write for TV?
Jose Molina (Firefly, SVU, Clone Wars) is leading a FREE live masterclass on the writers’ room.

🗓 June 28 | 🕔 2PM PST / 5PM EST
💬 Includes live Q&A
🎟 Sign up →
www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/saturdaymorn...
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🎬 TOMORROW! Join producer Michael Collins & director Gavin Booth for a free live webinar on the future of indie film.
🗓 Sat, June 21 | 🕐 1PM EST | 💻 Online
Bold stories, global scope, real insight.
🎟 Register: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/saturdaymorn...
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Two visionary filmmakers. One powerful conversation. Join Michael Collins and Gavin Booth for a live webinar on the future of indie film—character-driven stories, global production, and breaking the rules to make bold ideas real.
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Join us for Saturday Story Sessions—a webinar series with top industry pros. Film, TV, Theatre & story insights + Q&As!
🎟 June 7, 21, 28 & July 5
💻 Free. Online. Live.
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/4n71UxJ
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Beautiful!

How did The King’s Speech go from a play to Oscar gold? Join Joan Lane on June 7 @ 1 PM EST for a webinar on adapting stage to screen—& what makes a story truly cinematic. www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/0607liveevent
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Join us Sat @ 1PM EST for a free webinar w/Joan Lane, the producer who shepherded The King's Speech to Oscar gold. Learn about the unpredictable—but exciting—world of adaptation from stage to screen.
Reserve your spot now! www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/0607liveevent
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Ever wonder how to get your script seen—without an agent, connection, or L.A. zip code? Fred Fuchs has answers.
🔥 The former President of Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope dropped MAJOR inspiration in an unforgettable live Q&A—and now, you can catch the replay.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBGo...

Join us in one hour for an interview with producer Fred Fuchs!
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Don’t miss this FREE exclusive convo. Sign up here: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/0524liveevent

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On May 24, 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST, join us for a FREE webinar! Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn from a true industry insider. Sign up today! www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/0524liveevent

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For Screen and TV Writers - sign up for this FREE webinar! Chris Lockhart is THE expert on loglines. Sign up here: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/0517liveevent
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“I've worked so hard on a screenplay & gotten great feedback. So why can’t I write an effective logline?”
Join us this Sat for a free webinar w/Chris Lockhart, Head Story Editor at WME, & THE expert on loglines. Learn from the best! Sign up here: www.ignitethesparkretreats.com/0517liveevent
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Do you want to learn how to make a musical? Join our friend, Tony Award-winning producer Ken Davenport, in a live, free streaming event on 5/13, where he will be discussing his new production, JOY: A New True Musical, with the creators! theproducersperspective.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Looking for a mentorship opportunity with industry experts? Join Hollywood & British Film/TV/Playwriting experts Chris Lockhart, Fred Fuchs & Joan Lane in Oct '25 for an intimate retreat in Scotland! Post questions below or check out our website! www.ignitethesparkretreats.com
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Love that film.

INSIDE THE MIND OF A PRODUCER In October, I'm spending a week in Scotland at a writers' retreat with producers FRED FUCHS and JOAN LANE, and I thought this would be a fun forum to meet them. I also invited ROBIN BRADFORD & JOHN S...

Live streaming event - Inside the Mind of a Producer - starts soon! 10am PST/1pm EST
www.youtube.com/live/8DiUvRx...