Writing retreat

The collection, which will be published in 2022 by Hardie Grant, will feature the work of emerging writers from across Australia.

Looking to make progress on your writing project but don't have the cash to get away? Check out my 7 tips for how to create a free writing retreat.

What are your 2023 resolutions—particularly when it comes to your writing life? If one of your goals for this year is to find more time to write, I have a mission for you, should you choose to accept it: plan and execute your own writing retreat. Unlike retreats arranged by another party, there’s no fee […]

Thinking of planning a writer retreat? Here are 5 tips on making the most of a fun and productive getaway!

Early in my career as a high school English teacher in the Deep South during the early and mid-1980s, several weeks into the new school year, a tenth-grade student became so exasperated that she…

When I’m at a residency, I get up very early, usually around four. I don’t go on social media, or argue in comments sections. I lie in bed and think about what I’m working on for …

On Saturday, I packed a backpack and headed about 40 minutes outside of Austin to Elgin, Texas, where New Republic Studios is located. I was going to my first ever Writer’s Retreat, and it wa…

I'm sharing the five lessons I learned from my first solo writing retreat at St. Francis of the Woods in Coyle, Oklahoma.

Long time, no book update! I’ve been hard at work behind the scenes on the next few phases of the book writing process. So let’s chat about how I finished my writing process with a writing retreat as my motivation AND reward, how I hired my editor, and what the next few steps look like in the coming months.

Linda Cracknell is an-award winning Highlands-based writer known for her creative approach to exploring wild places and man's interaction with them. Her Walkhighlands' essays cover the cultural aspects of the Scottish landscape on a quarterly basis. Always keen to make my travel interesting, I arrived as guest reader on a travel writing course at Moniack Mhor …

Want to DIY a writing retreat? It's not hard or expensive and if you do it right it's incredibly effective! Click through for tips on how to make it work!

As storytellers it is so easy to fall into a funk, even if you're making an effort to write everyday or try out new mediums . Some writing days can feel wonderful and others can feel mediocre, but either way that's part of what makes the storytelling process so great, even if it doesn't seem that w

I just recently got back from an amazing and productive writing retreat in Hilton Head Island, and I thought it would be a great time to share with you my Top 10 Tips for a Successful Writing Retreat. I first starting going on writing retreats back in 2011 when I was doing my best to […]

Sample itinerary of the week-long Left Bank Writers Retreat in Paris, France. Part writers workshop with group writing, part tour of Paris.

My DIY writing retreat in Scotland was the ideal way to focus and allow creativity to flow. Find out how I planned it and what the retreat was like.

Writers love to stick together, as well as gain insight and tips from one another. Hosting a writers' retreat is a great way to bring authors together! Here's how... #writersretreat #authors #writers #retreat #retreattips

Hello my ghouls!! As a follow up to my my YouTube video regarding writer’s retreats, I started a series of posts that go into more detail about writer’s retreats, based on my personal experience, as well as the research that I had done prior to my retreat. This series will include: 1. What I did…

Do you need to get away to work on your novel? You need to create your own urban writer's retreat. Here's how!

Looking to fuel your creativity? Learn all about DIY writing retreats, solo writing retreats, and how to create your own focused writing getaway.