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Thanks everyone for your interest in future dates for the writing retreats in Sardinia. The May retreat went really well and we’ll be sharing some words, pictures and stories from it soon.
We’re currently working on some plans to make the retreats at Ca La Somara even more laden with goodness to recharge your batteries and [...]
What’s the Absorbing Writing Baxter?
If you make something remarkable, that’s because there’s something to talk about. ~ Seth Godin
It’s what Godin calls ‘the baxter’.
That extra sharp point on the top of your new rock climbing shoe? It’s a baxter. That service you get at the spa after your massage is over? Oh, you mean the baxter!
Reading his piece got [...]
Get to Know the People behind Absorbing Writing: Writing Retreats in Sardinia
One of the things Emma and I have noticed about people attracted to the writing retreats in Sardinia: you want to get to know a bit about us first.
And why not? You’re making an investment of time, of money, and not least your creative energy into this week away. It’s not surprising you’d want to [...]
Welcome to 2009: Your Year to Enjoy A Writing Retreat
Happy New Year from everyone at Absorbing Writing! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and start to the New Year.
Thoughts inevitably turn to holidays at this time of year. Places you want to go. Things you want to study, learn about, do. Dreams you want to turn into a reality.
I wonder if 2009 will [...]
The Perfect Venue for a Writing Retreat: Moo Postcards
Hmm, just got a batch of beautiful MOO postcards through, each one capturing a different aspect of Ca’ la Somara. The swimming pool, the long dinner table, the vine growing over it…
Despite the coldness here (in Scotland), and the short, dark days the scenes throw me back to Sardinia, and forward, with anticipation, to the [...]
Searching for an Oasis and Finding Ca’ la Somara
October in Sardinia. Finally, the chance for Emma and me to put our plans into practice.
Except, the plans changed, as plans do. Because some things hadn’t quite worked out the way we expected (the way things do). And because we both knew, deep down, that were there things we needed to add [...]
Writing Workshops on Wordle
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I love the way ice-cream stands out… and is it just me or is the word cloud kind of reminiscent of an ice-cream too?
Writing Workshops Spring 2009: Help Us Plan
As Emma mentioned, spring and early autumn are the best times of year for us to run the writing workshops. While she’s melting in the heat just now we’re busy planning the schedule of workshops for the spring.
We’re planning around various workshops between 17th April and 2nd May 2009. If you’ve got a [...]
Writing Workshops in Italy: 5 Easy Ways to Keep in Touch
Here are 5 easy ways to keep in touch with news about the writing workshops in Italy. That includes the three we’re running this autumn and those we’re planning for Spring 2009 (more news on that front coming soon).
You can keep in touch with us:
1. On Facebook
We’ve got an Absorbing Writing page on Facebook [...]
Welcome: A New Home For Info On Our Writing Workshops
Welcome to our new site!
We’ve moved to this new site to make it easier for you to find all the information you need, quickly and easily, on the writing workshops that we’re running this autumn (and next spring).
We’re pretty pleased with how it looks – hope you’ll like it too! Please do let [...]