In St. Joachim today...mini-writing retreat...ooo, yeah. Writers In A Mansion With A Lakeview Brown lake water toils, wind-whacked.The lake lakes as the writers write. Poets and fiction writers god-ing.The tap-tap of fingertips on laptop keyboards nestles into the central air pushing intomassive rooms with high ceilings, wood-beamed. There’s enough coffee and confections to fuelthousands of… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 25
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ON WRITING RETREAT…
Friends, for the next three days, I am on a self-guided writing retreat to complete the final draft of my young adult novel. I am in a piece of heaven...with Lake Erie flowing calmly around me. I have delicious, healthy food (and two Oh Henry bars. I mean, of course). I have water. I have… Continue reading ON WRITING RETREAT…
Winter Writing Retreat 2019
It's the final day of a four-day, three night writing retreat I'm having with my dear friend and writer Charis Cotter in house in a beautiful suburb of Toronto. I arrived at Union Station in downtown Toronto on Thursday afternoon lugging a backpack full of writing retreat necessities - laptop, journals, pens, glasses, manuscripts, oracle… Continue reading Winter Writing Retreat 2019
VANESSA SHIELDS 