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| Naples, FL Sept 2011 Photo by Miranda Hardy |
A couple of weeks ago I took such a trip. I escaped to the west coast...Naples, FL with a writing friend. We stayed in one of her family member's condo for free and wrote our little hearts out for two days straight. It was fabulous.
Sure, we were tempted by the beach, which we did visit for an hour one day, but we eventually barricaded ourselves inside and wrote.
I slept well. I ate healthy. No headaches. No bellyaches. No stress...it revitalized my writing. It brought life back to my current WIP.
So, even if it's an escape for a day, four hours, take off from your house. Visit your library. Find a great tree to sit under. Just spend time rejuvenating yourself and your writing by getting away from your daily tasks.
Miranda Hardy is a graduate of Indiana University, Kelley School of Business. She has worked in banking for many years and currently underwrites corporate credit loans. She also writes young adult fantasy and horror novels to keep the voices in her head appeased. 
Hi, Miranda!
ReplyDeleteMy family has owned a little condo on Jack Frost Mountain for about 6 years, and believe it or not, last spring was the first time I went up their alone for a writing retreat. It was wonderful. I did it again over the summer, and now that I've gotten over my timidity about driving up alone (finally) I hope to do it more often!
I can do that at home sometimes! Just ask my wife.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you took advantage of a getaway like this. That is awesome! I think it rejuvenates us in more ways than just writing.
ReplyDeleteI can also lock myself away at home, other than the cats pestering me I'm good haha
ReplyDeleteI am love overdue for a vacation, that's for sure. Time to set some priorities. Thanks, Miranda! :)
ReplyDeleteI went on a retreat to a coffee shop a year or so a go with a friend. the shop had no internet. I was so productive. I need to do that again when I feel stuck.
ReplyDeleteI try to go to the library - sometimes.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should just go to Florida! And when you got back from your retreat, it wasn't just all about relaxation and peace. You came back with a TON of writing.
ReplyDeleteI've discovered a great (but strange) place to do this is airplanes. I'm a captive audience, forced to read or write without worrying about housework or the lecture notes I need to take. It's made getting through security much easier to realize I'm about to have five hours of productive recharge time!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement. After this move, I feel like I could use a month-long retreat!
ReplyDeleteI'm finding it almost impossible to do this at the moment ... I'm hoping next year will be more chilled!
ReplyDeleteI would love to do this sometime. Now to talk my writer friends into it!
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