I’ve seen ads for Writers’ Retreats and often sat and wished I could afford to go to one. To have peace and quiet and time to do nothing buy write! That sounded like heaven.
Guess what! I found one I can afford. It’s right here!
I live in a quiet apartment complex. I seldom have visitors and our signal to each other not to knock is to close our blinds or curtains.
I can write right here!
Do YOU have a space in your residence where you can hide and be quiet and write to your heart’s delight?
When my children were young, I would often write during their nap times. Once in awhile I’d write at night after their bedtimes.
Life went on, the children got older, I went back to work and the Writers’ Retreats in the magazines I’d read looked so appealing. However, that never happened for me.
This morning, yes, JUST this morning, I realized I am now at a permanent Writers’ Retreat. No one else here writes. Some paint. Some do other things (watch their favorite show) and want to be left alone.
I can do this here.
I already planned to set up a website in the next month. I can do that in peace and quiet too.
I don’t know where you are in your life right now, but if you look around and consider alternatives, you might figure out a place for you to be alone and write too.
It may be some people like others around when they write. I need to be quiet and alone most of the time.
IF you have any solutions about a Writers’ Retreat, please leave them in the comments because I love to learn! I’ve lived here a while and it took me this long to figure out I am IN a Writer’s Retreat, if I want to be in one.
Constance As A Writer 