10 Things You Want from a Writing Holiday in 2009
Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Joanna in Creativity
Never mind the credit crunch, it’s impossible not to look ahead at the start of a new year.
It’s the time you make plans, daydream, set resolutions and intentions, and work out what places you want to visit in the 12 months ahead.
Maybe “writing holiday” or “writing retreat” has determinedly made it to your wish list [...]
Welcome to 2009: Your Year to Enjoy A Writing Retreat
Posted on 04. Jan, 2009 by Joanna in Creativity
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 [...]
How writing helps to shift our focus
Posted on 22. Jan, 2008 by Joanna in Creativity
One of the things I notice about writing every day is that helps to shift my focus.
When the ‘big picture’ threatens to overwhelm we can use our words to shift back down to the here and now, paying attention to specifics, noticing, and wondering, at the detail of everyday life.
And when the world seems drab [...]
A writing holiday in Italy: something to look forward to
Posted on 07. Jan, 2008 by Joanna in Sardinia
Apparently today (7th January) has become known as Holiday Day, because it’s “the most popular day of the year to banish the post-Christmas blues and book a summer holiday.” (It must be true, I got that from a Government news site!)
It’s easy to see why – first day back to a full working week, all [...]