WRITE. RUN. CONNECT.

Write more. Run together. Feel supported.
Be the inspired, productive, creative writer you were meant to be.
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A WEEK-LONG WRITING RETREAT WITH A 5K & 10K RACE!

Mark your calendar!
July 10-16, 2023
Deadline to register: June 10, 2023
FUN.     FRIENDLY.     SUPPORTIVE.


​Life is Too Short to Neglect Your Writing


​Having unstarted, unfinished, or unpolished manuscripts floating around only makes you feel stressed out and unfulfilled. Writers shouldn't have to feel uncreative, uninspired, and unproductive. It's time to UN-DO all of that.

You've worked too hard to get where you are today to not reignite your momentum. Keep learning. Focus your time. Write a better book. Come to Lake Junaluska, NC the week of July 10-16, 2023. ​Fulfill your dreams. 
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Get relaxed. Feel inspired. Be creative.
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Your Writing Dreams Are Important

I understand how it feels to put your writing on the back burner. I spent 10 years of my life neglecting my writing. Nobody should have to experience a decade-long writer's block. Like you, I was frustrated by not having enough support. I felt uninspired and unfulfilled. Like so many others, finding the time to write can be difficult. I care about your writing dreams. Let's do this together.
Since 2016...​
  1. 40 creative writers attended 
  2. 500+ miles ran collectively
  3. 250+ books donated to promote literacy
  4. 30+ hours of personalized faculty critiques
  5. 320+ hours spent writing 
  6. Repeat attendees every year

Retreat Info

Who's teaching this year? What are the workshop topics? What are the rooms like?
Click on the images below to get your questions answered.

FACULTY

Christie Wright Wild
April Davila
Rachel Werner
Kristin Smith

WORKSHOPS

Character
Plot
Conflict
...and more!
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LODGING

Buffet Meals
Private Lakeview Rooms
Shared Rooms
​Lakeview Workshop Area
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The Take-Back-Your-Time Plan

3 Easy Steps to Get More Writing Time

First

Save Your Room

Second

Mark Your Calendar

Third

Take Back Your Time

6 Surprising Mistakes That Make Writers Look Like Amateurs & How to Avoid Them

These 6 tips have nothing to do with grammar, craft, plot, character, or sentence structure. They will help you act like the professional writer you're destined to become.

Writer Success Stories

Sara, Canada

The faculty was so knowledgeable and supportive with a good range of useful info. The morning runs were a lovely way to start the day. A well-run retreat with many great takeaways. An enjoyable week of work and play!
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Lariel, New Mexico

Every moment of the retreat was imbued with loving heart energy. The enthusiasm was contagious. It started me off on a running habit and opened new horizons in writing. The way I view writing has completely changed.
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Mandy, Tennessee

I have a much better grasp of what I need to do to create a better, more enjoyable novel now. The faculty helped me understand that I needed to eliminate a character and what I needed for my first page. I love coming!
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Don't Be Unfulfilled.

Take back your time at the writing retreat
​with a balanced approach to creativity.

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