Writer's Retreat

Coming up very soon (I'd better check my flight information), I'm going to a writer's retreat. This will be a first annual event of what I hope will continue.

Writer's Retreat. What is it?

Well, it's fabulous. It's our first one and I'm already excited. :)

This means me and three good writer friends will be hanging out together, just the 4 of us, doing writerly things. Coming up with ideas for either the books we're working on or new ideas for our next books, we will support each other. We will laugh together. We will write. We will retreat to our rooms to write new fresh words without phones ringing or laundry to do or doorbells to answer or dinner to cook or questions to answer or bills to pay...I could go on. I won't.

Also we will be

Brainstorming.

Drinking wine.

Writing.

Drinking vanilla apple cosmos. (or is that a martini?) hmm

Plotting.

Drinking Sweet Tea Vodka Lemonade.

Chatting in the hot tub about writing.

Drinking...whatever is left.

Is that Sangria? Yum.

This is time well spent. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's imperative.

Writers work alone for the most part. We hunker behind our faithful computers and tap out stories again and again spurred only by our imagination...and coffee...and sometimes wine.

So now and again, we need the relaxation of a long weekend away with our sister writers to feed our passion for writing and gain new perspective.

And laugh in a quiet place away from the routine of our lives.

Can't wait to get there.

 Hugs,

L

I'm off for a weekend Writing Retreat...

again.

This is what my husband always says when I go away for any writers conference. "Again?" LOL




The last one was in October of 2007 in Cocoa Beach. It was great to get away, and hang out with other writers. Changing my environment, if only for a couple of days, always helps clear my head and freshen my perspective.

This weekend, I'll be in Sarasota, Florida at the Tampa Area Romance Author's retreat. They have a marvelous week-end planned for us. I can't wait. :)

For the next two days I'll be sharing a room with my STAR chapter sisters, Roxanne St. Claire and Kristen Painter. I can't wait. :):)

There will be a few bottles of wine in our room. Tee Hee
I predict there will be lots of laughter and late night chat fests.
Again, I can't wait! :)

I'll also get a chance to hang out with new Siren author, Wendi Darlin.
I met her at the TARA Christmas party and encouraged her to send something to Siren. Now she has a hot new book coming out called Cowboy Games which has a smokin' cover. :) Check out the Siren Coming Soon page.

Have a fabulous weekend.
I'll be back just in time for the Superbowl. :)
L

I'm off for a weekend Writing Retreat...

...so talk amongst yourselves. :)

Here are some pretty pictures to look at while I'm gone.
Enjoy. :)
L