The most exciting aspect of a writing retreat for me is the meeting of like minds. A writer’s life is frequently spent in solitary confinement, hunched over a laptop, but the conversations engendered when two or three writers are together can inspire you for months.
Danielle and I teamed up together to form Creative Writing Escapes. Our aim is to provide friendly and supportive advice in full day or half day workshops to a maximum of eight Escapees at my cottage in the woods. There will be a home-cooked lunch, tea and coffee on tap and CAKE!
The creative process isn’t always easy to pin down and put into words. Novels are a complex piece of work involving a juggling act between plot, action, characters, setting and so on. So how do they all come together to make a finished story?