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Stay tuned! Currently working on plans for a 2025 Creativity Retreat for Writers.

I’ll update here when I can. Thanks so much for checking back.

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In the meantime, a bit more info…

Love writers retreats? Want to get away and focus on you, your creativity, and your writing?

We paint words into sentences and sentences into paragraphs and a world unfolds before us. When creative flow is present, it’s almost like magic.

Every type of writing is a world of its own, a creative inspiration, whether it’s fiction, non-fiction, or poetry – or a blog post, family Christmas letter, or a cookbook.

Discover how to tap more deeply into that creative center. Finetune your creativity and then paint it into your writing life, one word at a time. Retreat from daily life and focus on YOU and your writing.

During our Creativity Retreat for Writers, we’ll step outside the writing box with a variety of creative projects, moments, and methods for tapping into your creative core.

We’ll leave everyday concerns at the door. We’ll write. We’ll read what we write.

Inspiration and history of my Creativity Retreat for Writers

My desire was to experience a writing retreat that sparks creativity from a place of fun and play, from that artistic inner core we all possess, from that childhood joy of creating magic through the simple interaction of environment and imagination.

I created my first Creativity Retreat for Writers in Summer 2022, and it was a hit! I’m so happy and inspired to continue facilitating retreat opportunities with a deep focus on creativity and connections with fellow writers that also allow the writing time we love about standard writing retreats.

Creativity Retreat for Writers Review

Writers should practice creativity the way concert pianists practice their scales. In June, 2022 I participated in a 2-day writer’s retreat in Palisade, Colorado led by Melody. I was not entirely sure what to expect, but left feeling inspired, renewed, and refocused. Participants ranged from writers who were just starting their careers to those who already had agents for finished manuscripts and/or published books. Writers in our group authored science fiction, nonfiction memoirs, and poetry. Some were interested in traditional publishing, some were engaged in self-publishing, and some were not even to the point of thinking about publishing yet. Still, every one of us was able to participate in the retreat and was enriched by it. We worked well together, and Melody was an excellent facilitator. Regardless of where you are in your writing career or what type of writing you do, I recommend participating in one of Melody’s writing retreats. – Christopher Muscato, author

(Christopher R. Muscato is an author of science fiction and solarpunk short stories. His recent work can be found in Shoreline of Infinity, Solarpunk Magazine, and House of Zolo. He is the former writer-in-residence for the High Plains Library District, and recently a winner of the XR Wordsmith Solarpunk Storytelling Showcase. He lives in Colorado with his wife and twin toddlers.)

Stay tuned!