Thank you for taking the time to listen and join this growing community of writing retreat hosts, writers, and venue owners, hosted by Lisa Shaughnessy, owner of the Writing Retreat Directory.

 I created this podcast to build a vibrant writing retreat community where writers and aspiring authors discover retreats to help you reach your writing and publishing goals faster. And where writing retreat hosts get actionable advice on creating retreats that wow your guests.

 Each week I'll be talking  to a writing retreat host, a writer who has attended a writing retreat, or a writing retreat venue owner. And at least once a month I'll offer tips and advice on how to plan and host a successful writing retreat.

 In this trailer episode, I introduce myself so you can get to know me and the reason I’m doing this a bit better.

 In the fall of 2019, I started looking for writing retreats. I had quit running my business several years before to focus on writing full time and was at a point where I needed a few days away to focus solely on developing the characters and plot for a series I was planning.

 But when I searched for writing retreats online, I mainly got links to blog posts with titles like “The Fifty Best Writing Retreats for 2020.” Fifty?? I started looking at each one in the list and trying to remember details for each. By the time I reached number ten, I gave up.

 I looked at the next link in the search results. A "manageable" twenty-two retreats to look at haha. I really wanted to find a retreat, but I was so frustrated at not being able to easily see which ones fit my needs.

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