As many times as Write by the Water hosts a retreat, they are never the same. See, that’s magic. The people who attend are the people who form the retreat. Sometimes, the retreat becomes more formal, with classes and editing advice and Skype talks. Sometimes, it’s just a bunch of established writers hunkering down to finish the […]
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Free Training Opportunities to Help Writers Write it Right
Events Fiction writing Inspiration Writing tipsIn this post by Fiona Quinn, we learn how to get out in the world and truly experience what we write. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Cheers all! Check out my vlogging opportunity with the wonderful Joel Mark Harris on How to Add Realism to Your Work. Catch the whole interview HERE Many writers I know flock to […]
Day 4. More words and more pretty beach, blue water and yes, sun.
Creativity Events Fiction writing Inspiration Journal writing Non-fiction writing Poetry Publishing Writing Writing retreatsBefore we walked onto this we drank some of this then sadly sent off one of our writers… sort of like this or maybe it was more like this you go girl! Then, it was back to the page. More word wrangling, more scene swapping, and then, cold pizza and a change of venue. […]
Testimonials: From the Mouths of Writing Babes
Creativity Events Fiction writing Inspiration Writing Writing retreats Writing tips“I had a wonderful three days of writing, planning, organizing, plotting. I worked on organizing the chapters of my work-in-progress, Book Two of the Moonlight Ridge Series. I enjoyed the companionship of the creative writers who attended the Write By the Water writers retreat in beautiful Blue Mountain Beach.. This was such a well planned, delightful […]
Write By the Water Fall 2012 Retreat Encapsulated
Creativity Events Inspiration Journal writing Poetry Publishing Uncategorized Writing retreats Writing tipsThings we learned Take notes. Blog later. This is the time to work on your novel. Get in the words- or for some of us- get rid of the words. Try to remember to take pictures. Of people. Working. Or don’t, maybe they would rather no one sees their pjs and bedhead hair. Sleep when […]