Beyond the idea that writing retreats are good for body, mind, and spirit, you don’t really need a reason to go on one. But with the holidays clamoring for your time and attention, you may need to remind yourself of what your creative soul intuitively understands.
Print out this list of Twenty Reasons and post it on your bulletin board or tuck it in your notebook, paste it on your ceiling or hang it from a skyhook to dangle in front of your weary eyes as a reminder that, even if only for a day, or a half a day, or a half of a half a day, a quiet retreat to reconnect with your creative spirit may be the best gift you can give yourself.
20 Reasons to Go on a Writing Retreat
- To renew your creative spirit
- To connect with your inner voice
- To begin a project
- To complete a project
- To focus your attention
- To change your perspective
- To unkink the coils of your brain
- To find connections
- To cross-fertilize
- To fill your empty cup
- To set a place for the Muse
- To have time to simply be
- To rest
- To read
- To renew
- To reward yourself
- To be in solitude
- To be with other writers
- To honor yourself as writer
- To Write