The Creative Writer - Day-Retreat
This immersive writing workshop is designed to spark your imagination and invite your stories onto the page through simple yet powerful art and writing practices. Using a playful mix of prompts, collage, and guided exercises, you’ll explore new ways to access creativity, develop ideas, and move past blocks in a supportive, inspiring environment.
Over the course of this one-day experience, you’ll work with visual expression to find and embody a muse, experiment with writing prompts and creative tools, and use a Storyteller’s Oracle Deck to build rich characters and explore plot in unexpected ways. This workshop is open to everyone, from seasoned writers to those just beginning their creative journey. No prior writing or art experience is needed – only curiosity and a willingness to play.
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Event Information
Dates: Saturday, April 18th
Time: 9:30am – 4pm
Meals: A lunch is served at 12:30pm, curated by our chef and team, sourcing local, seasonal and organic ingredients when we can.
Schedule:
Schedule:
9:30 am Session 1
A meditation on creativity
Introductions using Art Cards
Making time and space for Creativity
Poetry through the side door
Nature Writing Exercise
Break
11:00 am Session 2
Introduction to "The Storyteller's Oracle Deck"
Using the Deck to spur creativity
Tapping your intuition to write fiction characters or memoir
Fast but powerful Writing Exercises
Lunch
1:30 pm Session 3
Exploring where your creativity originates
Meeting your Muse
Collage! Bring your inspiration/muse to life visually
Writing Exercise, with the help of your muse
Break
3:00 pm Session 4
Bringing all of your talents together
Creating a personalized oracle deck
Art Exercise
Final Writing experience
Need to Stay the Night?
You can now book a room at the Abode anytime you’d like. Pair your workshop or day retreat with an overnight stay, and give yourself space to fully take in the beauty of the land and surroundings. You’ll be able to select a room from our Shaker inspired Razzaq Bedrooms, or our cozy and convenient Quddus Rooms.
