Something That Stuck: Mini Retreats

On the third Saturday of every month, I host an online Mini Retreat for writers just like you. It’s an all-day, all-about-you-and-your-progress-palooza where you can make significant progress on your WIP, connect with other writers, and share the day’s writing for positive feedback.

Mini Retreats did not exist before 2020. When lockdown hit, I had to pivot away from hosting in-person retreats to hosting online retreats. As far as I was concerned, even though travel wasn’t going to be an option for a long time, that was no reason to abandon the spirit of the writing + creativity retreat. 

Thanks to the tech gods at Zoom, I was able to design an online retreat that delivers many of the same benefits as going away for a few days to write, but in a more accessible, less contagion-prone way than meeting in person. 

I had no idea how this was going to work, if this was going to work, and whether writers would get real benefits from gathering online to do this.

March 2023 marks three solid years of monthly Mini Retreats. That’s 36 Mini Retreats in a row. I’d say that means these things really work.

In November and December, I also offer Tiny Retreats, which give busy people a chance to carve out three hours of writing time for themselves during the holidays, without feeling guilty about it.

For more information and to sign up for the next Mini Retreat: Mini Retreats: Online + Magical – Bronwyn Emery ~ writing + creativity coach

Don’t get me wrong; the minute we were able to get together again in person, the get-away retreats were back on the schedule and they filled up fast (and continue to do so). But the Mini Retreat is here to stay.

It’s the pivot that stuck.