Writers sometimes feel that time evaporates before they can write, or that they need something to tap into the river. That the rest of life interferes, or that when a free stretch of time does finally open up, the idea river has run dry.
It has not run dry. My workshop Writing with Woodside sends writers into the river of ideas. I started offering my workshops a decade ago because I wanted an alternative to workshops based on revision: taking a manuscript and revising it in a class setting. My workshop is different. You come with a blank notebook and an open mind. You come to move through nature and write new material with my encouragement. You do not have to show up with a piece of work unless you want to. You need not “workshop” anything. Writers are invited to read out loud bits of what they draft throughout the weekend.
The next workshop is at Rockywold-Deephaven Camps on Squam Lake in central New Hampshire, June 12-15. Rates are reasonable and include the workshop, delicious meals, comfortable rooms in a cabin, our own dock, and access to trails and the lake. Join me! Sign up here.
“I’ve attended dozens of writing retreats and workshops, and Christine’s ranks at the top of the list. During that unforgettable weekend, she challenged us to write and experience life beyond our comfort zones. The result was forward evolution in our writing. Not only highly recommended, but a must-do for writers seeking to connect with the natural world, their muses, and their own souls.”
—Gregory L. Norris, novelist and screenwriter, Monsterland (October 2024, Van Velzer Press)
