Writing Retreat Blog
Journaling for Creative Writers
This is the third in our series of creative writing tips and prompts for writers interested in our creative writing retreats to Costa Rica and Mexico, and our virtual creative writing classes. Read on for advice for writers on how journaling can help you hone the craft of writing… particularly if you hope to write a memoir, of fiction inspired by life experiences. The Connection Between Journaling and Creative Writing Journaling is a way to [...]
A Creative Writing Prompt for the Weekend!
Our Creative Writing Retreats in Costa Rica and Mexico are close to full now – but some spots remain! In the meantime, we’re offering a series of creative writing prompts – and creative writing tips – for fiction writers, memoir writers, poets and anyone interests in getting their work published, or improving their creative writing skills. A Creative Writing Prompt… This prompt works for writing fiction, or poetry. It is particularly helpful for writers interested [...]
Building a World: A Writing Prompt
World Building for Creative Writers Many forms of fiction – historical, steam punk, fantasy, science fiction – require the construction of an entire world, which then becomes integral to the plot, and to the protagonist’s challenges. But how do you create a fictional world from scratch? A creative writing tip: some part of the world you build for your novel must reflect our own. Readers need to see themselves and their lives reflected in the [...]
Creative Writing Retreat in Mexico 2021!
I just returned from our first ever Creative Writing Retreat to Merida, Mexico! Our creative writing retreat focused on memoir, poetry, planning novels, writing short stories, playwriting, creating characters, getting an agent and more. A wonderful time was had by all. Our Mexico Writing Retreat was structured the same way as our Creative Writing Retreats in Costa Rica, with creative writing classes held for 2-3 hours every morning, sightseeing opportunities most afternoons, group dinners and [...]
How do you Plan a Novel?
So you love creative writing and you have an idea for a novel – but where do you begin? Here Are Some Tips to Get You started! 1. Map out your story. Begin by doing this in a general way. What is the ‘status quo’ for your characters before the story begins? What is the climactic event of the story? How is the character changed by the end of the novel? 2. Identify key elements [...]
5 Reasons to Join our Creative Writing Retreat in Mexico!
In 12 weeks, we head down to Merida in Mexico for our first writing retreat of 2021! We still have a few spots left, and here’s 5 reasons why this will be an experience of a lifetime! 1) Merida – City of Culture The base for our writing retreat is the gorgeous city of Merida, where a rich Mayan and Colonial heritage is reflected in the beautiful architecture and plazas. Named the American Capital of [...]
