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On the road again – the writing tour continues to historic Carcour

Posted in book tours, Choosing the writing life, creativity, Inspiration, Time to write, writing fiction, writing historical fiction, writing inspiration, Writing retreats, tagged Carcoar, Writer's Retreats, Writing in Australia, Writing Life, Writing on the road on January 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Historic Carcoar offers everything this writer could possibly want to inspire productivity – historic buildings, heritage rose gardens and solitude – so much so that I think this is the ideal location to hold a writer’s retreat during the cosy winter months that only the Bathurst/Orange area with its villages, fine food and wines, and romantic weather can offer (think log fires, foggy mornings and crisp, clear days).

Anyone interested in log fires, devonshire teas and uninterrupted time to write?

I’ve found the ideal location at an old nunnery attached to the local catholic church.

Stay tuned for details.

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10 Reasons to Attend a Writers’ Retreat

Posted in book tours, Choosing the writing life, indie publishing, location free living, Simple living, simply writing, Time to write, writing fiction, writing life, Writing retreats, tagged Australian literature, australian writers, Christmas in Australia, fiction writing, retreats on December 20, 2015| 1 Comment »

It’s officially the end of Week 3 of our Book Tour and our time on the farm, and our retreat, is at an end.

Here’s what we learnt:

Horses can eat water lilies out of their dam and survive
36 degrees is unpleasant no matter where you are
taking time out is important, so important that I think this should be number 1
Cleaning is a great way to get out of writing and our caravan is now spotless
Christmas Book Tours are fun as long as you have a farm to come home to
You can write wherever you are but sitting under a shady tree watching donkeys and goats increases productivity
Being still increases productivity
Taking time to look back is important…it shows you how far you’ve come
taking time to look forward is important, too, and what better time is there to plan out the new year than when you’re feeling good about point number 8
Taking time now to do nothing much except write (and clean and sell books and go for long walks in the bush and swim in the sea and watch horses eat grass and count the stars in the night sky) is the best time of all.

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Writer in Retreat: a Week ’til Christmas in the Australian Bush

Posted in Choosing the writing life, Inspiration, location free living, romance writing, Simple living, Time to write, writing inspiration, Writing retreats, tagged An Australian Christmas, Romance Writing, simple living, the Australian Bush on December 19, 2015| 2 Comments »

It’s 9.00am and, as I wander around our borrowed farm, already the animals have retreated to the shade; horses under overhanging oaks, donkeys resting under river gums and the goat hiding in his shed. Only the whippets join me on my walk, determined not to miss an adventure, regardless of the heat.

With only a couple of days left of our farm-sit, I’m contemplating the idea of hitting the highway to continue our journey south to join our family for Christmas. But part of me wants to stay here in my paddock, surrounded by nature, and only emerge when this crazy week is done.

Dear Santa,

Please send our pressies to the shack at the bottom of the track in the paddock in the middle of forest out the back of the highway. There’s plenty of grass, waterways and companionship for your reindeer and your way will be lit by a million stars.

Love a romance writer in retreat