Location Location Location. Part 1.

We all know that marvellous moment when the house is quiet, everyone is busy or out and it's just you and your Work in Progress. (I was going to say you and your WIP, but that sounded a bit dodgy and these days you can't be too careful) 
We know that doesn't happen very often as there are nearly always some sort of domestic/work related/personal issues tugging at your sleeve, like insistent toddlers looking for biscuits.

The Myth

The Reality

What writers crave is peace, quiet and the knowledge that you now have time to get on with it! And that's what we want too. It's difficult to get immersed in your clever but complicated time-slip romance/historical masterpiece/cosy crime caper if you know dinner needs cooking or someone needs a lift somewhere. And we wanted to find a location for our retreats with that little bit extra.
So this is where we held our October retreat last year.






800 year old Llanthony Secunda Manor. A renovated monastery near Caldicot castle in Gloucestershire.




Yes it was lovely, atmospheric and steeped in history. We had a marvellous time. And not a ghostly monk in sight anywhere.

Workshops with Debi Alper

We had fun too. What a great group!

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