A journal of Writer's Retreats

Enjoy my journal of women's writing retreats and reflections from your Memoir Coach

Corfu Writing Retreat

Nothings by chance!

A few years back I received a phone call from Dorothy, the woman in the picture next to me.  She just happened to go to Starbucks on a particular Sunday

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Corfu Writing Retreat

What are you thirsting for?

Yesterday I sat my water mug down on the ground and when I returned there was Courtney with her nose buried deep in the mug.  If you look carefully you

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Corfu Writing Retreat

Use your words…

This morning on my hike I was thinking about when my youngest son was little and I used to say to him: “Kevin use your words…” .  Being that he was

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Corfu Writing Retreat

Reading helps writing…

One of the things I always teach in my workshops is the fact that reading other memoirs helps you to see how others have shared their story.   Sometimes you may

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Corfu Writing Retreat

Finding your bliss…

I have realized through writing that I can get to know myself on a more deeper level.  It is through the exploratory writing that one does, especially with memoir, that

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Corfu Writing Retreat

The great impetus…

Sometimes our sadness is not something we can attribute toa specific cause, but is more a feeling of emptiness.  There are times we may just seem to lose our motivation

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