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Writing retreats offer a chance to work in peace and restore creativity
Sometimes we need to escape our everyday lives and become a hermit for a time to meet that pesky deadline or work out a plot point. Or maybe visit with like-minded souls to remind ourselves why we write and to recharge our creativity.
That’s where writers’ retreats come in, hence the name.
Writing retreats run the gamut. Th…
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