A Writing Space in the Hills
Posted on 30. Jan, 2010 by joanna in News, Venues
I went past Ewich House yesterday en route to the west highlands and popped in for a quick look.
It just reminded me what a perfect venue it is for an autumn or winter writing retreat. The house nested in under the hills, looking bare and majestic in their winter coats, with a dusting of snow on the lower slopes, and white peaks glinting in the sun. Its stone walls beckoning you in out of the cold, to coory in by the fire, curl up and read, unwind and write.
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Please note: I’m not currently taking bookings for an autumn / winter retreat, but if you’re interested please do drop me a line at joanna [@] thewritingspace.com and I’ll keep a note of your interest and keep you posted with possible dates.
An Island of Time
Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by joanna in News, Writing
Sometimes, in all the
Rush and
Hurry of our lives
We need so much
Just now and then
To find an island.
Kenneth C Steven
Island of Hoy
Is It Time to Bring Your Words Out of Hiding? February Writing Weekend
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by joanna in Dates, News, Scotland
Is it time to bring your words out of hiding?
Is it time to…
- Let your words breathe
- Take the lid off your writing
- Tell the story you’ve been waiting to tell. You’ve been aching to tell
- Banish that gremlin that says ‘but I’m not a writer’
- Write with rhythm, with passion, with the beat of your heart
Then the Out of Hiding writing weekend has been designed just for you 
I’ve linked this weekend with the image of the snowdrop:
Simple. Quiet. Strong. Compelling.
Emerging from the darkness of the winter.
Out of hiding.
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Ready to join us?
The writing weekend is at Lendrick Lodge, near Callander in the Trossachs, central Scotland, February 19 – 21st
Cost £195 including food and accommodation
You can find out more including how to book here: February Writing Weekend
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PS If you know someone else you think might be interested please do pass it on!
Know Someone Who’d Enjoy a Writing Retreat in Scotland?
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by joanna in Info, News, Scotland
Do you know someone who needs the space to write and who’d enjoy a writing retreat in Scotland?
If so, please do let them know about the Writing Space writing weekends and retreats…
As a thank you, I’ll send you a £20 Amazon gift voucher each time someone signs up based on a recommendation from you. (Don’t forget they’ll need to tell me you sent them!)
Thanks for helping to spread the word about the Writing Space
The Writing Space is on Facebook
Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by joanna in Info, News
If you like using Facebook you can keep in touch with the Writing Space there – and connect up with other people interested in carving out the time and space to write.
Here’s the fan page – maybe see you there
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If Twitter is your thing please note there isn’t a separate Twitter account for the Writing Space, but you can connect up with me @joannayoung
I can be found there most days… 
New Year, New Start for Your Writing
Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by joanna in News, Writing
There’s something so exciting about a new year isn’t there?
All that sense of possibility stretching ahead of us like a path in deep midwinter snow…
I know that some of you are starting to think about new writing projects you want to make happen this year, about getting back to pieces of writing that have been languishing in a cupboard for too, too long now, or about bringing that writer part of your soul out of hiding.
Out into the light.
It’s exciting to hear about those plans, and to learn how you’re going to use the opportunity of a writing space retreat to make them happen. Please keep on sharing those hopes, dreams and plans with me!
The calendar of writing retreats in Scotland, is now out – you can find all the details of dates, venues and prices here: Calendar of retreats for 2010.
Here’s to all the new writing that will tumble and fall onto the page this year.
Happy new year everyone