Comments on: Creating Your Personal Writing Retreat

By: Janalyn Voigt

Janalyn Voigt — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:40:27 +0000

Joy, your mini-retreat sounds like quite a pick-up. Congratulations on finding such a wonderful place to be and write.

By: Joy Avery Melville

Joy Avery Melville — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:38:11 +0000

I found out I can go into town to the library – four miles is all – and they have just rebuilt the library over the last year – it has a HISTORY ROOM – it’s perfect – it has a door on it – quiet, peaceful and I can even have capped drinks in there – I spend the two days a week they have hours from 10-7:30 and they even lock the door while I go to lunch in the park across the street (I brown bag those) it’s been such a refreshing.
The squirrels and bunnies play outside the huge window in the HISTORY ROOM and the park offers the Spring beauty of new birds coming north as well as flowers and flowering bushes and trees – I’ve written more fresh novel words in six days than I have since the St Louis Conference – PRAISE GOD FOR RETREAT SPOTS!
Super post, Janalyn!

By: Suzanne Hartmann

Suzanne Hartmann — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:36:29 +0000

I am sitting in total quiet right now and fully appreciating it. It truly is a blessing to have and I enjoy it every morning before the kids get up.

By: Janalyn Voigt

Janalyn Voigt — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:54:00 +0000

All good thoughts, Linda.

By: Linda Ford

Linda Ford — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:46:59 +0000

I love taking mini holidays. Early morning watching the sunrise as I write in my journal, sitting by the lake (sigh. I am so waiting for spring.) A visit to a quilt store or a flower shop to soak in colors and scents also works. Thanks for the reminder.