Description

Come to Northampton MA and tap into your spring reserves for a weekend of writing, laughing, learning and growing. Springtime is a great time to start a new project or go deeper into an existing one.

Retreats start on Friday evening at 5:30pm with a healthy and delicious dinner and a round of introductions. We sit down to a writing exercise right after dinner (usually around 6:30) and write together for 50 minutes, and then share a sample with each other. Plan to find your way back to your B&B or hotel around 8:30 or 9:00. The next morning between 9-9:30, we will congregate for coffee, tea, discussion and a prompt, followed by individual writing.

Lunch will be at noon on Saturday and Sunday. We will go for a brisk walk around Childs park (with or without the dogs) and settle down for an afternoon of writing. We’ll stop at 3pm to share new work, and you will be free do hit the town for dinner at 5.

Sunday is like Saturday, except we might break a little earlier to share finished work or works in progress, responding, if we like, to what works in each piece. Retreat ends at 4 pm Sunday.

Inspired by quiet, beauty and healthy food, Nerissa aspires to offer the same to her guests and takes care to find recipes that are healthy, delicious and take into account individual food preferences and allergies.