Great info, Kate. I recently booked a writers’ retreat to Bali. I’m inspired by travel and movement in general. There’s something about idea of stillness in movement that fuels my creativity. I wrote 99% of my book on Amtrak commuting to work. I’ll use the 23 hours on a plane to Indonesia to do the same. Well, not all 23. I do plan on drinking. And sleeping. Might eat something too 😜
Thank you, Kate. This is very useful. I booked a retreat last week (taking place in November) with all the elements mentioned. I should have the first draft of my second novel completed by then and the guest authors were a big draw. But what I haven't thought about enough are my goals - what do I specifically want to get from that time away? So your Q&A helps greatly.
I agree with so much that’s been shared here. Writing in beautiful surroundings in community with other writers is bliss.
I’ve just returned from leading a 10-day writing retreat in Spain. After organizing them in a particular way since 2010, this past one has opened my eyes to new ways of running retreats that can address most writers’ needs. I normally offer daily guided writing practice delivered in the Amherst Writers method (AWA) in the morning with free time in the afternoon, with one day devoted to an literary-themed outing. Historically, participants have ranged in experience from dedicated to dabblers, but this time I had three academic writers who often chose to eschew the communal writing to work on their projects, and only coming to the evening salons to share their work. This made me realize there’s more than one way to skin a ms! Providing time and space for writers to WRITE is invaluable. Everyone gets what they need. Especially when relieved of duties such as shopping, cooking, cleaning, child care…
Great info, Kate. I recently booked a writers’ retreat to Bali. I’m inspired by travel and movement in general. There’s something about idea of stillness in movement that fuels my creativity. I wrote 99% of my book on Amtrak commuting to work. I’ll use the 23 hours on a plane to Indonesia to do the same. Well, not all 23. I do plan on drinking. And sleeping. Might eat something too 😜
Thank you, Kate. This is very useful. I booked a retreat last week (taking place in November) with all the elements mentioned. I should have the first draft of my second novel completed by then and the guest authors were a big draw. But what I haven't thought about enough are my goals - what do I specifically want to get from that time away? So your Q&A helps greatly.
I agree with so much that’s been shared here. Writing in beautiful surroundings in community with other writers is bliss.
I’ve just returned from leading a 10-day writing retreat in Spain. After organizing them in a particular way since 2010, this past one has opened my eyes to new ways of running retreats that can address most writers’ needs. I normally offer daily guided writing practice delivered in the Amherst Writers method (AWA) in the morning with free time in the afternoon, with one day devoted to an literary-themed outing. Historically, participants have ranged in experience from dedicated to dabblers, but this time I had three academic writers who often chose to eschew the communal writing to work on their projects, and only coming to the evening salons to share their work. This made me realize there’s more than one way to skin a ms! Providing time and space for writers to WRITE is invaluable. Everyone gets what they need. Especially when relieved of duties such as shopping, cooking, cleaning, child care…
This just flat out sounds like a heck of a lot of fun