{"id":29195,"date":"2025-02-07T03:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=29195"},"modified":"2025-02-04T04:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T12:24:18","slug":"writing-in-the-woods-a-word-about-writing-retreats-by-catharine-bramkamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/07\/writing-in-the-woods-a-word-about-writing-retreats-by-catharine-bramkamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing in the Woods – A Word about Writing Retreats by Catharine Bramkamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Writing<\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist Catharine Bramkamp<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cWriting in the Woods – A Word about Writing Retreats.\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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I wrote a book called the Cheap Retreat Book<\/i><\/strong>. At the time, I couldn\u2019t just jet down to New Mexico for a nurturing weekend at the Mable Dodge House. Nor could I afford the hotel rates in San Miguel de Allende.<\/p>\n

So I created a way to hold a writing retreat in my own home and wrote a book about it.<\/p>\n

Here is the thing. Despite our best intentions, trying to retreat in our home is difficult.<\/p>\n

The basic premise of a writing retreat is to escape from all the things to do, things to clean, bills to pay and file, shower grout to scrub.<\/p>\n

All those lovely distractions<\/strong> that can serve as the perfect and justifiable excuse not to write.<\/p>\n

As much as we love our spouses and family, they, by their very definition, are interruptions.<\/p>\n

Even when we are away, a family crisis can ping up on our phones.<\/p>\n

One client had to take a call in the middle of a retreat session because her husband couldn\u2019t find the black flashlight resting in the deep recesses of his backpack. Definitely an emergency.<\/p>\n

What to do?<\/h2>\n

Find a retreat that is far enough away from your daily life that there is nothing else left to do but work on your book (or your art), or as one of my clients commented, when she is on a retreat, she had no choice but to face a difficult section of her book because someone else taking care of the grout.<\/p>\n

And yes, the idea that we need or even crave a retreat to write<\/strong>, does beg the question why our own home environment is not supporting our creative work, but that can be a topic of discussion during the retreat. Let me know what you all decide.<\/p>\n

Consider your needs<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m attracted to retreats because the brochures are beautiful, the locations exotic by dint of their expense and difficulty to reach.<\/p>\n

The writers in the brochure photos always look very sincere and productive.<\/p>\n

Retreats appeal because of their aspirational qualitie<\/strong>s: Maybe I will join the morning yoga class.<\/p>\n

Maybe I will join the conversation about man versus superman.<\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019ll chime in with singing bowls.<\/p>\n

It all sounds so, well, inspirational.<\/p>\n

As if expense will engender correspondingly valuable work.<\/p>\n

As if just being on a retreat<\/strong>, knowing the hourly price is ticking down, we will work with more furious focus.<\/p>\n

Before we buy our plane tickets, consider what you really need from a retreat. Can your writing goal be accomplished more cheaply? A day in the local library? A motel room within driving distance? Or is jetting into another time zone the only way to legitimately ignore family calls?<\/p>\n

The Cheap DIY Writing Retreat<\/h2>\n

Here is my story of my more or less cheap DIY writing retreat.<\/p>\n

It was January.<\/p>\n

My husband had scheduled to repair<\/strong> and re-plaster our living room ceiling. I was deeply into the second draft of my book Sunk Cost.<\/p>\n

The Muse was nagging at me, compelling me to work, yet here was a barrier – I can\u2019t work with contractors in the house.<\/p>\n

My husband knew this, or he was tired of me. So he packed me off to Maui to stay with was ever accommodating brother and his brother\u2019s even more accommodating partner.<\/p>\n

The flight was paid for by our Hawaiian Airline points.<\/p>\n

I was a free guest at my brother-in-law\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

I could borrow his car to drive to my favorite beach<\/strong>. Maui was indeed far enough away to be in a different time zone.<\/p>\n

It was not too pricey especially after I was told about $10.00 poke bowls at Foodland.<\/p>\n

And most important, both my brother-in-law and his partner worked full time. I was alone all day.<\/p>\n

There was no grout to clean.<\/strong> Nothing to pick up in the yard. I didn\u2019t even know where the vacuum was stored.<\/p>\n

In that week I worked through the second edits of the book and managed to get a little tan in the bargain.<\/p>\n

Why this retreat worked:<\/h2>\n

No responsibility.<\/p>\n

I was not in charge of anything<\/strong>, except to treat my host to dinner a couple of times, other than it was just me and the computer. The computer went everywhere with me, including the beach.<\/p>\n

I established a schedule of sorts. I dropped off my brother-in-law to his work, then drove to the beach.<\/p>\n

After a walk along the coast, I headed to the\u00a0 outdoor bar at the Andaz Hotel (shout out to the hotel staff who graciously ignored me, thank you!) to work for two hours.<\/p>\n

After picking up my poke bowl at the local supermarket<\/strong>, I worked all afternoon in the empty house.<\/p>\n

At six o\u2019clock I texted my husband with some profound message like: everything is fine, nothing to see here.<\/p>\n

When my writing group asked for a retreat, Maui wouldn\u2019t really work for their budgets and my brother-in-law only had one guest room. So we looked closer to home.<\/p>\n

There were five of us total, and because of our small size, we were able to rent space in a friend\u2019s house just up the street from me.<\/p>\n

I organized the food (easy breakfast and lunch<\/strong>, and no, I did not cook, good god).<\/p>\n

We spent three days just working on our projects.<\/p>\n

My clients all made progress on their works over the long weekend. Some used the time to research, some used the time to finish their books, some used the time to generate new ideas.<\/p>\n

The retreat included group readings with feedback, a lecture on publishing and feedback, and a Saturday night belly dancing concert. They loved the time away from home, even if home was only fifteen minutes away.<\/p>\n

Look for a retreat space that offers a new atmosphere<\/strong>, a new place to sleep, different views. If you don\u2019t often experience snow, then get away to a mountain cabin in January. If you\u2019re tired of the cold, get away to a beach hut in Mexico.<\/p>\n

But the key to a retreat is to not treat it like a vacation. It\u2019s not. It\u2019s time away to think, to consider how to finish something old, or start something new. A retreat from the everyday. Priceless.<\/p>\n

Read more in my new book<\/strong> on writing – Out Loud – A Writing Adventure for Women<\/a>!\u00a0 Just launched!<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Catharine<\/a>Catharine Bramkamp<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a successful <\/span>writing coach<\/span><\/a>, Chief Storytelling Officer, former\u00a0co-producer of Newbie Writers Podcast, and author of a dozen <\/span>books<\/span><\/a> including the <\/span>Real Estate Diva Mysteries series<\/span><\/i><\/a>, and <\/span>The Future Girls series<\/span><\/i><\/a>. She holds two degrees in English and is an adjunct university professor. After fracturing her wrist, she has figured out there is very little she is able to do with one hand tied behind her back. She delights in inspiring her readers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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