Writers’ Retreats and Workshops
Sunset Retreat
As a writer I dream of quiet, uninterrupted places where I can write for hours without be disturbed by a slobbering dog or a cat meowing for food. If you’re a writer with children I imagine you muliply that desire x 20. So what’s a writer to do to get away and just simply write?
Retreat…………
To one of many places where writers are given a quiet place to create while the world slips away for a weekend or a week as we explore our artistic nature and do the work we were put on this planet to accomplish. Where can you as a writer retreat in a beautiful space? Read on for my growing list of options for writers who need to retreat.
Writing Retreat or Workshop on a Budget
Writers Digest Create Your Own Mini Writing Retreat
Want to be inspired or meet with other like minded professionals? Try one of many workshops around the country and the world.
Florida Workshop in Gainesville
Laguna Writers Retreats and Workshops
Orcas Island Washington Writer’s Festival
University of Northern Florida Writers Conference
Travel Writing Workshop Hudson, NY
Clarity Works Inspire Your Writing Asheville NC
Photo Credit: Lisa Overman
Lakeshore Park – Ashtabula, Ohio
I grew up in Ashtabula, Ohio, next to a town park right on Lake Erie. On a recent visit home, my sister and I took several walks through this park, as one of its entrances is only a couple hundred feet from our mother’s front door.
With the help of the Army Corps of Engineers, Lakeshore Park has grown into a very nice something-for-everyone park. Some of the features include beach, boat launch, Frisbee golf course and bocci courts, picnic tables and hibachis, duck pond with ducks, geese, and swans; pavilions, lots of open space, ball field, playground, bathrooms and a concession stand. The one notable drawback (in my opinion) is that dogs are not allowed in the park.
Oh, and for those of you who need you some WiFi, Lakeshore Park is equipped!
There is no fee to get into the park, but reservations may be necessary for pavilion space for family reunions, or weddings, say. If you find yourself on American’s ‘North Coast’, specifically, Ashtabula, Ohio, take a visit to this lovely and historic park.
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