Writerly Ways

You'd think i should be clear with my writing seeing as I do so much of it but nope. I didn't mean to imply the realtor was bad. I meant to illustrate she was overly enthusiastic. yikes. way to fail.

So let's talk writers' retreats? Anyone know of a good one? Because I spent half this weekend trying to find one, having decided yes that would be a good vacation for me and my mending leg. Well more than half are poorly disguised yoga retreats. For one, I reject the idea that yoga/meditation/vegetarianism is the only way to improve creativity. I do meditate and I did yoga but I am not up for that. Many of these literally offered nothing in the way of workshopping/mentoring. It's all dawn yoga and three organic veggie meals a day. Um... okay that's not the only path to writing? Not to mention it's ableist AF. Where are the Hemmingway retreats where you write drunk and edit sober?

Others were very thin on details. They were just pretty places to write. Okay that's nice but what am I paying for? I could just get a cabin in the woods on my own and not have to share a bathroom. Also if you ARE having mentoring/workshopping, shouldn't you put in your qualifications? Are you writers? editors? agents? marketers? I don't hire a plumber without looking up his creds why would I hire you to edit me without the same level of vetting?

I did find one in Bar Harbor Maine that would fit but naturally it was full. Sigh. I put myself on the wait list. There was another Maine at a light house, segregated, men one retreat women the other which for women was naturally in Sept when I can't travel.

this one didn't seem to be too bad but a little light on details. Same deal with this one but do I really want to go to Montana? This one in Ireland sounds promising.I'm not up for international travel but I might look at this for the future.



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