Writer’s Weekend & Retreat: Create With Abandon!
Hey Authors and Authors-To-Be! It’s finally time for another in-person Writer’s Retreat!
When you sit down to write, do any of the following happen?
• Your mind becomes a vast wasteland of information that has nothing to do with your project?
• Suddenly scraping the lime off the shower stall becomes imperative?
• Everywhere you look, something that needs to be done stares at you accusingly?
• An hour goes by and the only thing that’s been accomplished is an hour of phone games?
• Your dog, your honey, your kids, you cat all become VERY lonely without you and demand you pay attention to them?
• Your writer’s block becomes a boulder beyond compare?
Sometimes, in order to get some solid writing done, a firm commitment to yourself and others is what’s needed.
WHERE? To the Northwoods of Upper Michigan!
Join Bonnie Nussbaum, your host for a weekend of writing, breaking through barriers to writing, more writing, some fun and relaxation, and…MORE writing! Finally give your novel, tech. book, article, e-book, memoir the time it…and you…deserve.
WHAT THE AGENDA WILL INCLUDE:
• Brainstorming sessions – let the group help you generate massive ideas for moving your project forward.
• Mastermind time – a white board and 15 minutes devoted to each of you on whatever aspect of your project you’d like us to focus.
• Group Energywork designed to move you past your stuck points and clear the way for your creativity to flow.
• Quiet space in one of our kitchenettes as a container for community space to write with others around – some people, like me, prefer to write in a space with others present, but doing their own thing.
• Very quiet space in your own room at my motel/retreat center to write in private – other people prefer to write all by themselves!
• Writing around a fire (weather permitting) – the healing energy of the fire will lift your vibration to such a level that what you produce will be way beyond your typical write.
• Take advantage of miles of National Forest trails that connect to the retreat center trails.
• Walk the labyrinth out back for clarity and focus. (Weather & snow depth permitting)
WHY: Because you know you aren’t getting it done on your own. Let a group of supportive fellow writers help you accomplish what you’ve set out to do!
WHEN: This is a single retreat covering 3 days. Dates and Times are as follows:
Friday, February 25th, 2 p.m.-9 p.m. Eastern
Saturday, February 26th, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern
Sunday, February 27th, 9 a.m.-noon
*Five meals are included (Friday supper, Saturday breakfast, lunch, and supper, and Sunday breakfast). A donation to offset the cost of meals is greatly appreciated!
*Rooms are available for: $69/night for a Queen single room; $79/night for a Double with 2 Double beds; $89/night for a Kitchenette which can hold up to 5 people, thus $18 each a night! Contact us directly to book your room at 906-474-6696.
LIMITED TO 8 PEOPLE. Those who register early get their choice of rooms at the Inn. Others will be referred to the Sall-Mar which is 2 miles down the road.
97% of writers never finish their book….of the 3% who do finish, only a small fraction go on to publish. Why is that? I think much of that has to do with monkey mind/resistance/writer’s block…whatever you want to call it. So I’ve chosen to focus much more on the flow of the work in these retreats and addressing, on a deep level, that which blocks or limits the flow.
INVESTMENT: $289
QUESTIONS: Contact Dr. Bonnie at 906-474-6696 or bonnie@empowermentandpurpose.com