This is an episode with a view: sitting at the top of a breath-taking valley, tucked into the Powys hills, I talk to Julia Forster - the person who fell in love with this place and wanted to share it with others. More specifically, with other creatives. Today we’re talking about the power of the writer’s retreat, as I come to the end of my own week staying - and writing - in this remarkable place.

Julia Forster is an author coach, book publicist and author who runs the Writers’ Cabin, a self-led writer's retreat just outside Machynlleth, mid-Wales. Her specialism and lifelong interest is the field of writer development.

This podcast was produced with the support of Arts Council England. With music by Rob T and Danny Booth.

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