{"id":1805,"date":"2010-09-24T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2010-09-27T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T16:14:12","slug":"retreating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2010\/09\/24\/retreating\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"A cozy corner.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/images\/retreat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"401\" \/>All this week, I&#8217;m discussing writing vacations and writing-related   things you can do on vacations.<\/p>\n<p>Today: Your Own Writing Retreat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>Having trouble finding the right writing retreat?<\/p>\n<p>Not wanting to pay the cost of an expensive retreat?<\/p>\n<p>Why not pool your resources with other writers and create a retreat of your own?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>On <a title=\"Link to The Juggling Writer article about taking a writing pilgrimage.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christophergronlund.com\/blog\/tjw\/2010\/09\/20\/the-writing-pilgrimage\/\">Monday<\/a>, I mentioned <a title=\"Link to Wikipedia's Mark Finn entry.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_Finn\">Mark Finn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I met Mark almost 20 years ago through the Texas independent comic book scene and have been friends with him since.<\/p>\n<p>Mark&#8217;s a member of <a title=\"Link to Clockwork Storybook's blog.\" href=\"http:\/\/clockworkstorybook.blogspot.com\/\">Clockwork Storybook<\/a>, a group of professional writers with similar interests. Each year, the members of Clockwork Storybook get together for a retreat of their own creation. They&#8217;ve holed up in Rudyard Kipling&#8217;s old house and been not-so-holed up in Las Vegas. They challenge each other and have plenty of time for in-depth critiques of the stories they create.<\/p>\n<p>If daily challenges and critiques aren&#8217;t your thing, consider getting together with other novelists and split the cost of renting a quiet place where you can all escape the stresses of everyday life for awhile and write.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on where you stay, you can let someone else take  care of the cooking and cleaning while you enjoy the camaraderie and the  uninterrupted time to create.<\/p>\n<p>Before getting away, make a schedule so everybody knows what to expect and has something to look forward to. Be sure the schedule allows plenty of time for writing&#8230;and stick to it.<\/p>\n<p>If money&#8217;s an issue, rent a block of cabins at a state park or rooms at a quiet bed and breakfast where you and other writers can hike, bike, chat, and write.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes on <em>The Juggling Writer<\/em>, I write entries about things I haven&#8217;t done, but know have worked for other writers I know.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of those entries.<\/p>\n<p>Each year I hear about Mark Finn&#8217;s getaway with his writing buds, I think about how nice it would be to have at least a weekend getaway with the guys in my writing group.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully by the time this entry turns a year old, I&#8217;ll have done that, because it sounds like one of the best things there is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow: Road Trippin&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All this week, I&#8217;m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on vacations. Today: Your Own Writing Retreat. *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 * Having trouble finding the right writing retreat? Not wanting to pay the cost of an expensive retreat? Why not pool your resources with other writers and create a retreat of your own? 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