Writing Retreats

The world is full of magic things,
patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.

~ W.B. Yeats

Colorful buildings beside a lake under a bright sun with mountains in the background

About Our Retreats

Before you write, allow yourself to step back and see—observe deeply, through all your senses, without judgment. The “without judgment” part is most important. Writers constantly battle the “editor” in our minds, the part of the psyche that passes judgment on every word we put on the page. To write without judgment, you need to be free of that editor, that “all-powerful” judge of right and wrong. 

To quell that restrictive voice and allow your own voice to shine, you must find an oasis of freedom—that place between observance and judgment. Writing retreats offer an opportunity to go to that place, literally and figuratively.

Weekend Retreats

  • And the Plot Thickens

  • Writing and Yoga

  • Writing and Art

  • Kitchen Stories

Past Travel Retreats

  • Mermaid Tales, Drobak, Norway (2023)

  • Colors of Tuscany, Cortona, Italy (2017)

  • Waves of Inspiration Beach Retreat, Maine (2016)

  • Voices on the Wind, Block Island, Rhode Island (2015)

  • Meet Your Muse at Lago Maggiore, Italy (2011)

  • Tell a Tuscan Story, Cortona, Italy (2008 and 2009)

Next Travel Retreat

Tell a Tuscan Story

October 2027

Everyone needs to recharge, restore, and retreat now and then, and what better place than Italy?

Retreat Testimonials

  • For our Tell a Tuscan Story retreat, Deb was an enthusiastic leader who made the most of the superb day-trip locations by challenging us to deeply experience the ambiance and local color and then capture those experiences in our writings.  

    Louise Dartnell, Writer

  • I loved our Norway writing retreat Mermaid Tales! I enjoyed the elements of surprise and how you found unique ways to challenge us daily. I also liked starting out together, going off on our own to write, and ending our day with happy hour and sharing. Keep churning out these great events, it's one of your superpowers. 

    Sally Wright, Author/Blogger

  • I met Deb on her Maine beach retreat and immediately fell in love with her writing workshops. The days were a wonderful mix of writing, sharing, walking the beach, and feeling the creativity flow.

    Anne Peterson, Poet and Writer