You Don’t Have to Hustle to Write: Why Retreating is an Act of Courage

The Story Farm Writing Retreat: Why Writers Need to Step Away to Return

Somewhere just outside Portland (Vancouver, WA, to be exact), in a house overlooking the river, a small group of writers has gathered. There’s coffee in the kitchen, laptops on the table, notebooks in laps. And for a few days, the world has quieted.

We call it a writing retreat, but it’s more than that. It’s a deliberate pause; a chance to remember why we write in the first place. Not for deadlines. Not for coverage. Not for agents or even applause. We write because we have something inside of us that needs to be heard.

Read on for you fabulous paid subscribers, but if you would like to learn more about my upcoming Wisconsin writing retreat in September, click here. I pride myself on providing the very best, VIP-like service for my retreat writers, so if you’re looking to get away, focus on your writing, and make some new friends (or see old friends), definitely check it out.