Olivia just got back from a weekend yoga/mindfulness/creative writing retreat, and Meghan did a DIY one a few weeks ago, so we decided to do a whole episode on retreats: what works, what doesn’t work, when they’re useful, and how to pick one. We talk about both organized retreats and DIY retreats.
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In this episode:
The Affairs’ spring retreat that Olivia just returned from – a weekend retreat in Scotland featuring wellness, yoga and writing
Lesley Hart, an actor and playwright that Olivia worked with on the retreat
DIY Writing Retreat by Alicia de los Reyes (PDF or Kindle)
Episode 11, where we interviewed her
Alica de los Reyes on Instagram: @likesoatmeal
Casa Ana writing retreat in Spain (1 or 2 weeks) that Olivia went to a few years ago
The Top Shelf, a small apartment above a bookshop in Wilmington, NC where Meghan did a DIY retreat this spring. The owners also run the Between the Covers B&B.
Two-Tier Outline on Author Accelerator
Jess Lahey (we interviewed her in Episode 36)
Growing Gills by Jessica Abel
The Art of Creative Research: A Field Guide for Writers by Philip Gerard
If you like Marginally, you’ll enjoy #amwriting, a podcast from Jess Lahey and KJ Dell’Antonia about all kinds of writing — nonfiction, fiction, freelance, full-time, part-time. It’s like a 40-minute writing retreat for your ears, every Friday.