Category: Writing Retreat

One of My Favourite Things

10/20/2021

Lori Twining ~ #5amwritersclub

Experiencing a writing retreat at 5am:

One of my favourite things in the world is to get up early and watch the sun peek over the trees on the other side of a serene lake... I cradle a cup of hot coffee and do nothing but take it all in.

Focus. Breathe. Think.

It is truly magical.

Then, I write.

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Mixing Solitude with the Camaraderie

10/18/2021

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Lori Twining ~ Coffee at Sunrise, Elmhirst’s Resort

What writer wouldn’t love to disappear from their life and spend an entire week hidden away at a remote location? With no other obligations other than to put fingers to keyboard or pen to paper and tell a story. Maybe, a story no one will ever read? That’s a possibility. But hey, if you are a writer, you will have a strong desire to write that story whether someone reads it or not, right?

Disappearing to a remote location sounds fantastic, especially after the tough year or two we have experienced. My doctor said I was becoming a workaholic, even though I’m working from home now, and I should take a mental health break. She said something like, “Take a vacation.”

In my mind, I watched her scribble a prescription on her pad for me:

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When Your Struggles Become Golden

4/29/2019

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As you get older, struggles become real and shit starts to happen to you (not just to writers, but to the entire population).

Without getting too personal—and grossing you right out—I can tell you that not every orifice in your body is made for bleeding. If it does happen (blood seeping out of a hole it’s not supposed to), that is NOT normal. Lucky for me, this started to happen to my body. You’ll see why I say lucky, instead of unlucky quite soon.

THEN:

I waited three weeks before calling the doctor’s office because seriously, I was just hoping it would stop or disappear. Silly? I know.

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Turning Leaves and Going Deeper with Andrew Pyper

11/5/2018

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There are so many ways for writers to invest in their future career as an author.

Ultimately, as a writer, it’s your meandering pathway to follow until you get published… However, what if there were a secret in jumpstarting your career and taking the express highway to publishing, eliminating the many wrong turns along the road?

Would you want to know this secret?

Of course you would… or you should.

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One of My Favourite Things

Mixing Solitude with the Camaraderie

When Your Struggles Become Golden

Turning Leaves and Going Deeper with Andrew Pyper

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