All this week, I’m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on family vacations. Today: A Solitary Getaway. * * * If you’ve exhausted your vacation time and aren’t able to get away for a full week, consider a long weekend alone in a hotel. Maya Angelou keeps a hotel room when writing, […]

All this week, I’m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on family vacations. Today: Finding your Inner Thoreau *          *          * In 1845, Henry David Thoreau left it all behind and retreated to the woods on Walden Pond. He had very little contact with others for two years. Thoreau wasn’t the only […]

All this week, I’m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on family vacations. Today: Creating a Sense of Place. *           *          * As writers, we want to create a sense of place in all we do that leaves readers thinking, “Man, it’s like I was right there!” It’s not a hard thing […]

All this week, I’m discussing writing vacations and writing-related things you can do on family vacations. First up: The Author Pilgrimage… *          *          * Every June, Mark Finn makes a pilgrimage to Cross Plains, Texas. He goes to the tiny town for Robert E. Howard Days–a celebration of the writer best known for creating Conan […]

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a series. With summer about to leave us for good, maybe you want to have one last fling before cooler weather settles in. Maybe you were too busy at the day job over the summer to take vacation, but now looking for something to do as the year begins […]