Comments on: How to Make Your Own Creative Mini-Retreat: Introduction http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/how-to-make-your-own-creative-mini-retreat-introduction Creative, conscious living. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | How to Make Your Own Creative Mini-Retreat: Exploring a New Medium http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/how-to-make-your-own-creative-mini-retreat-introduction/comment-page-1#comment-1479 Essential Prose | Zoë Westhof | How to Make Your Own Creative Mini-Retreat: Exploring a New Medium Thu, 07 May 2009 06:33:51 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=724#comment-1479 [...] 1. How to Make Your Own Creative Mini-Retreat: Introduction [...] [...] 1. How to Make Your Own Creative Mini-Retreat: Introduction [...]

]]> By: Bobby Revell http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/how-to-make-your-own-creative-mini-retreat-introduction/comment-page-1#comment-1470 Bobby Revell Tue, 05 May 2009 14:15:35 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=724#comment-1470 It's such a great idea for anyone into creativity for whatever reason to try these out. I'm so fortunate to have different arts I love doing like playing musical instruments, drawing and of course my favorite: writing. I admit that because of your recommendations recently, I've been writing out mind maps on paper:) <abbr><em>Bobby Revell´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Revellian/~3/wbl0Az2iUUY/" rel="nofollow">My Upcoming Transgressional Fiction Novel</a></abbr></em> It’s such a great idea for anyone into creativity for whatever reason to try these out. I’m so fortunate to have different arts I love doing like playing musical instruments, drawing and of course my favorite: writing. I admit that because of your recommendations recently, I’ve been writing out mind maps on paper:)

Bobby Revell´s last blog post..My Upcoming Transgressional Fiction Novel

]]> By: Zoë http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/how-to-make-your-own-creative-mini-retreat-introduction/comment-page-1#comment-1469 Zoë Tue, 05 May 2009 05:55:27 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=724#comment-1469 @ curiousjessica - Wow, that's incredible progress! Your example is the perfect example of what this kind of focus can create :) @ Writer Dad - It's only appropriate that you would ask about the kids :) Hmm... that's something I definitely need to address... Mom? Grandma? Babysitter? What are the kids usually up to when you're writing? @ Emma - That's a good way to think of it -- it's not just relaxing, it's being productive in a completely different and fulfilling way. Let me know what you work on :) @ curiousjessica – Wow, that’s incredible progress! Your example is the perfect example of what this kind of focus can create :)

@ Writer Dad – It’s only appropriate that you would ask about the kids :) Hmm… that’s something I definitely need to address… Mom? Grandma? Babysitter? What are the kids usually up to when you’re writing?

@ Emma – That’s a good way to think of it — it’s not just relaxing, it’s being productive in a completely different and fulfilling way. Let me know what you work on :)

]]> By: Emma Newman http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/how-to-make-your-own-creative-mini-retreat-introduction/comment-page-1#comment-1467 Emma Newman Mon, 04 May 2009 13:46:05 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=724#comment-1467 This is a great idea, just reading this made me realise that this is exactly where I am going wrong! I am hopeless at relaxing, so cordoning off a few hours of time that is a different kind of 'doing' which is both restorative and productive seems like the way forwards. Hrm, I will give this some serious thought! <abbr><em>Emma Newman´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.enewman.co.uk/writing/persistence-really-is-everything" rel="nofollow">Persistence really is everything</a></abbr></em> This is a great idea, just reading this made me realise that this is exactly where I am going wrong! I am hopeless at relaxing, so cordoning off a few hours of time that is a different kind of ‘doing’ which is both restorative and productive seems like the way forwards.

Hrm, I will give this some serious thought!

Emma Newman´s last blog post..Persistence really is everything

]]> By: Writer Dad http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/how-to-make-your-own-creative-mini-retreat-introduction/comment-page-1#comment-1466 Writer Dad Mon, 04 May 2009 13:38:02 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=724#comment-1466 This sounds AWESOME, but... er.... what about the kids? <abbr><em>Writer Dad´s last blog post..<a href="http://collectiveinkwell.com/seve-steps-to-squeaky-clean-copy/" rel="nofollow">7 Steps to Squeaky Clean Copy</a></abbr></em> This sounds AWESOME, but… er…. what about the kids?

Writer Dad´s last blog post..7 Steps to Squeaky Clean Copy

]]> By: curiousjessica http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/how-to-make-your-own-creative-mini-retreat-introduction/comment-page-1#comment-1464 curiousjessica Mon, 04 May 2009 12:15:28 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=724#comment-1464 I have been practicing this the past 2-3 weeks and have written 15,000 words of my novel in about ten, 2-3 hour long sessions - as well as having a full-time job and a house to tend! I love your part on "focus", its so important to be able to concentrate on one thing at a time :) <abbr><em>curiousjessica´s last blog post..<a href="http://curiousliving.com/2009/05/04/the-darkness-within/" rel="nofollow">The Darkness within</a></abbr></em> I have been practicing this the past 2-3 weeks and have written 15,000 words of my novel in about ten, 2-3 hour long sessions – as well as having a full-time job and a house to tend! I love your part on “focus”, its so important to be able to concentrate on one thing at a time :)

curiousjessica´s last blog post..The Darkness within

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