I've never been on a retreat, writing or otherwise; not even the cheap hotel kind. But right around 10 PM-ish on any given day of the week, once the family is in bed, my dog is happily lying next to me, licking the floor where, the day before, the cat had thrown up, and all is quiet and dark outside, that's my magic time. At times it's so magical that my eyes magically close, and in my dreams I magically finish my book (Does that count as a retreat?).
Yes! I go on "retreats" with a writing friend. We book some cheap out of the way airbnb cabin, and head up for 2 or 3 nights. Ignore each other all day and write like mad, and then eat and drink wine and visit at nights. It is fantastic. Separate ROOMS to write in is key though, so you are not sharing energy or tempted to chat. She is writing her dissertation, I am writing romance novels. I can crank out some words on retreat.
I think I would love this. I'd have to lock myself into a room to write, AND I'd have to have the fortitude to follow through on locking myself into a room to write, but if I could do that--this would be a great way to do a writing retreat!
You have to choose your companion very carefully. LOL. They also have to want to lock themselves in a room and write as well. No chit chatting until dinner time!
I totally connect with this. I love that there are apparently many writers who take scenic breaks to write or revise, but I have always wondered how they managed this. I am not independently wealthy, and taking time from work and family or spending money to "get away" to write is not something I can do very often, if at all.
I love writing in libraries! 10/10 favorite. Having students around who are also concentrating & being surrounded by all those books in a warm book hug is the best 😊
I've never been on a retreat, writing or otherwise; not even the cheap hotel kind. But right around 10 PM-ish on any given day of the week, once the family is in bed, my dog is happily lying next to me, licking the floor where, the day before, the cat had thrown up, and all is quiet and dark outside, that's my magic time. At times it's so magical that my eyes magically close, and in my dreams I magically finish my book (Does that count as a retreat?).
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Yes! I go on "retreats" with a writing friend. We book some cheap out of the way airbnb cabin, and head up for 2 or 3 nights. Ignore each other all day and write like mad, and then eat and drink wine and visit at nights. It is fantastic. Separate ROOMS to write in is key though, so you are not sharing energy or tempted to chat. She is writing her dissertation, I am writing romance novels. I can crank out some words on retreat.
I think I would love this. I'd have to lock myself into a room to write, AND I'd have to have the fortitude to follow through on locking myself into a room to write, but if I could do that--this would be a great way to do a writing retreat!
You have to choose your companion very carefully. LOL. They also have to want to lock themselves in a room and write as well. No chit chatting until dinner time!
I totally connect with this. I love that there are apparently many writers who take scenic breaks to write or revise, but I have always wondered how they managed this. I am not independently wealthy, and taking time from work and family or spending money to "get away" to write is not something I can do very often, if at all.
It's such a dream. (And a decent tax write-off.) But it's also okay to write at the local library, which is my most oft-visited retreat location. ;)
I love writing in libraries! 10/10 favorite. Having students around who are also concentrating & being surrounded by all those books in a warm book hug is the best 😊
I love that it’s so quiet there. There is not enough quiet in this world.