There’s no such thing as a ‘typical guest’

There’s no such thing as a ‘typical guest’

There’s no such thing as a ‘typical guest’ At our latest retreat at the very end of January, we had five guests who each had such a wide range of experience and interests that it struck me as a perfect illustration of what we’re about. Steve had...
When two heads are better than one

When two heads are better than one

And why come to our writers’ retreat in Herefordshire? Some quick back-of-an-envelope calculations the other day yielded the rather extraordinary fact that I have written and had published more than five million That includes journalism as well as books; writing for a...
What is a writers retreat?

What is a writers retreat?

And why come to our writers’ retreat in Herefordshire? Full disclosure: I’m a published novelist who’s never been on a writers’ retreat. And it’s only now that I’m co-running a retreat of my own that I fully understand how much it would have motivated and encouraged...