THE WRITER'S RETREAT KIT: A Guide for Creative Exploration & Personal Expression
P.R. Contact Christina Moore

Escape for a few minutes, an hour, a day to serenade the void with a freshly written poem or to write about the sweet smell of night-scented flowers at a southern latitude. You can do this anytime and anywhere whether it’s in your backyard, in your car, or over a weekend retreat at your favorite spa with The Writer’s Retreat Kit, a unique boxed book and card deck offering retreats for writers and artists.

Renowned writing teacher Judy Reeves, at times muse and mentor, offers 20 innovative retreats for creative explorers who don’t have the time or resources to withdraw to a Waldenesque cabin in the woods. Designed to provide accessible sanctuaries for maximizing creativity, this fun and functional kit contains a guidebook on retreat practices, setting your intention, creating a safe and nurturing place, and even ways to peacefully re-enter your day job. The companion deck provides 5 reference cards on the art and skill of retreat, and 20 interactive cards present an array of enticing prompts for each of the themes in the book.

Since writing isn’t the only activity that occurs during a retreat, each theme also includes “Provisions, Practices, and Creative Nourishment” ideas to aid the writing process. These include books that echo the theme, art projects to fulfill other creative urges, music suggestions, even delicious recipes, like the scrumptious Chocolate Truffle Charm Cake, for fueling an all-night writing binge.

Judy Reeves is a writer, teacher and writing practice provocateur and author of several books on writing, including A Writer’s Book of Days (1999), Writing Alone, Writing Together (2002), and A Creative Writer’s Kit (2003). Judy co-founded The Writing Center, a nonprofit literary arts organization in San Diego in 1993, where she created and taught a variety of writing classes. She also serves as a founding board member of San Diego Writers, Ink. She divides her time between San Diego and Barcelona, Spain, teaching and writing in both locations. Visit her website at www.judyreeveswriter.com.

The Writer’s Retreat Kit: A Guide for Creative Exploration & Personal Expression
By Judy Reeves • March 20, 2005 • 144 page book & 25 cards
Retail Price: $19.95 • Size: 5.25” x 7.25” • ISBN: 1-57731-500-6

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