Exclusive Writing Retreat on the Maine Coast
June 1-8, 2024 Sol's Cliff House, Bar Harbor, Maine
Limited to 12 Writers
SORRY - THE RETREAT IS SOLD OUT
Testimonials from the 2022 Retreat
Bar Harbor, Maine
Sharon Frayne
RENEWED
"My writing flourished, I felt supported by my coach (Joan), my fellow attendees, the environment and the amazing food! Thanks!"
Michael Sirois
TREMENDOUS
"I feel I made great strides toward continuing work on my novel, Franklin Roosevelt Jones."
Carroll Cullen
HAPPY
"I feel good about my first fifty pages and am optimistic I will be able to finish my story."
Jennifer Davis
TRANSFORMATIONAL
"This week I became a member of the writing community!"
Janet Cobb
EXPANSIVE
"I've expanded my concept of myself as a reader and writer, my creativity around my novel, and my community of supportive writers."
Linda Watkins
ENCOURAGED
"I found the work I did on revising parts of my novel gave me confidence and inspiration to go forward."`
Maureen King
RENEWED
"I'm feeling energized and enthusiastic about the novel I'm working on."
Marina Melnikova
LUCKY
"To have met wonderful people, including Joan, and to have received honest thoughts about what to do next and what needs to be fixed in my manuscript."
Thomas Andrew Green
AFFIRMED
"I'm leaving the retreat with the affirmation of peers that, yes, I can actually pull this novel off."
Sheryl Fawcett
POSITIVE
"I was having doubts about my ability, and I'm leaving the retreat with my batteries re-charged and feeling positive about moving forward again with my writing."
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Tassey Russo
COMMUNITY
"The most rewarding aspect of this week was the time spent with fellow writers who are seriously dedicated to the craft and the creation of exceptional stories. I am thrilled to stand with my fellow writers here."
Testimonials from the 2019 Retreat for Women
Freeport, Maine
"Focus"
I've been stymied in moving forward and now I know I can reach for the end of my novel and put it all together. I know it's better now than it was before the retreat.
Sheryl Fawcett
"Freeing"
I feel much better about my novel, after talking to Joan. You can just be yourself and do what you love to do. It's going to be hard to leave the retreat, to be honest.
Gene Smith
"Safe"
I'm feeling comfortable now in believing that my novel is worthy of being written, and my work is really going to be enhanced by having worked with Joan.
Kista Tucker
"Transformative"
This retreat has been life-transforming. I feel fantastic about my novel now. Do whatever you can to come to the retreat—it will change your writing life.
SK Lamont
Give yourself the gift of time to finish your novel.