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Writing Workshops
Words for the Mind & Spirit
Workshop Calendar
including Writing Tips and Exercises
Attend a workshop in the Colorado Rocky Mt. Region to improve your writing skills while relaxing in a mountainside retreat, with endless sunshine and deep-blue skies, breathing in fresh mountain air, and enjoying fresh foods. Be nurtured with warm, professional tutoring on how to get your book or memoirs started or refined, or write short stories and essays. Classes restricted to only one to four people to enable private attention (special arrangements for groups up to eight). Most workshops are especially designed for women. (see below "Home" page for more details.) Includes creative writing in everything you do: fiction, self-help non-fiction, and journalings.
Birthing of Creative Writing, and
Capturing Random Memories ©
Writers Tips and Anthology available.
Our compilation book of our finest writing tips and exercises, and samples of works published on our web site over the past three years. Clear, exciting, simple and fun! Visit "Writers: Birthing Creative Writing..." for more details on this anthology. Only $11.95 plus $2 postage.
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Our Most Popular Workshops
Dates are subject to Change
See our Calendar page from May to October for an easy view of what's happening this month.
We are closed for the season.
APRIL 22 UPDATE: We are planning our 2012 summer season. if you have a date you'd like to attend, contact us immediately, and we will try to include it! We hope to schedule a class in May, August, and October.
Over the winter months, we will continue to publish our bi-monthly writing tips
below, and our free quarterly newsletter. We also can issue Gift Certificates
for the summer workshops. You can read the details about our workshops below,
which willprobably not change in the coming year, except for the dates of the workshops. Thanks.
Holistic Wellness (with Journaling)
4 day weekend workshops; offered May to October Therapy for the Heart
This is a spa and wellness weekend. Includes one enjoyable, relaxing treatment per day. Chose from our basic retreat plan, or add items like: attune your chi energy, begin self-healing, learn about your nutrition etc. Journaling guidance for self-healing and self-discovery, and meditations are included, but optional.
Creative Writing
4 day weekend workshops, offered May to October Creative Writing
==DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Creative writing workshop: exercises, discussions, critiques; warm atmosphere and serene surroundings to meditate in and be inspired. For fiction and non-fiction writers and novelists. Goal of the class is to break down traditional writing barriers and produce heart-felt fresh material. Small classes for individual attention. Limited to 1 to 3 people for personal attention.
Journaling for Self-Discovery; Memoirs; Biographies
4 day weekend workshops, offered May to October. Journaling only
In-Depth Journaling: ==DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
(see "Visual Journaling" below)
In-depth journaling could change your life! Find out what's been keeping you back. Uncover hidden motivations. Discover your true thoughts and aspirations. Find insight into solving problems. Optional: Write your own life story; memoirs or biography.
Missed the deadline for registering?
Sometimes weekends do not get booked until 2 or 3 weeks before the date,
so do not hesitate to call if the weekend date you need is less than one month
away. Also, sometimes there are people who want to switch to a different week,
and a spot might open up. Generally, fees are due in full one month before the workshop,
but other arrangements are sometimes possible for late registrants. Give us a call...
Speciality Workshops
Watch this web page, or subscribe to our free Newsletter to stay informed about these and other new workshops.
See our Calendar page for an easy view of what's happening this month.
"Express Yourself," Visual Journaling
4 day weekend workshops, offered during summer Journaling
==DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Using art to help bring out "your story." (no artistic experience required) It's fun and revealing! This also involves journaling (writing), in order to understand better your discoveries. Learn the meaning of colors and how they affect your life. Make a mandala (circle medallion for meditation). An easy art project each day!
"Blooming Poets," Poetry for Beginners
4 day weekend workshops. Usually "real life" poetry and/or "General" poetry tips.Creative Writing
==DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Have you always enjoyed poetry and wished you could get a grasp on how to write it, or improve on your pieces? This workshop involves learning the basics of the different types of poetry, and then soaring ahead into the beauty, joy and pleasure of writing poems that have great meaning and depth to you and your readers.
Try out Being a Journalist for the Day
4 day weekend workshops, offered during the summer. Journalist
Variety Pack: ==DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
On-the-street reporting: ==DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
Be a reporter for the weekend! Your choice: (1) Write in the comfort our our retreat four different styles of newspaper/magazine writing, like features, reviews, interviews and more --or-- (2) Attend a local festival or event and report on it. Learn how to take notes, interview participants, and put them all into a resume-quality article.
Book Consultation
4 day weekend workshops, offered during the summer. Creative Writing: Books
We have had clients come to us with their unpublished books for critical analysis. We can check the content, consistencies, outlines, proposals and more. You will go home with a fresh look at your work and lists to use in continuing the editing or submission process. We will have discussions with you while you are here and give you immediate satisfaction through interaction and improvements in your material. This is the one workshop where you can bring your computer with you. Ask us for more details and see our recommendations.
"Throughout history, artistic expression has been recognized as a catalyst for healing. Art is an expression of mind and spirit, and cannot be left out of our equation of healing...Modern art therapy is being employed as a potent healthcare intervention." Larry Dossey, MD. Author, "Prayer is Good Medicine and Healing Words."
Tentative Week-Long Guided Tours: Aimed at bringing more "springtime" into our lives, year round.
These tours are usually one week long, and take place in spring or fall, when our regular workshops are not taking place. They include unique beautiful lodging and some meals, tour transportation and guides or teachers, and run approximately $1,500.00. (We can arrange to take your small group on their own exclusive trip.) Go to our Specialty Guided Tours for more information.
Watch this web page, or subscribe to our free Newsletter to stay informed about these and other new workshops. Email us about your interest, and we will notify you of updates during the summer.
CREATING A NEW WORLD (NEW ORLEANS AND LOCAL PLANTATIONS)
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SOUTHWEST ARCHITECTURE
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"FINDING YOUR MISSION IN LIFE"
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"GHOST STORIES OF COLORADO"
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"WILD WOMEN OF THE WEST"
and more! We change which ones we will offer each year.
Attend local festivals and events
Estes Park is just outside of the Rocky Mt. National Park. It has a festival pretty much every weekend during the summer, with many of them lasting a full week. If you would like to stay at our B&B Retreat for a full week to enjoy the area, check out the Chamber Events Calendar and the Lyons Chamber Calendar. Our students get a special rate per night if they stay on (see reservation for for more details).
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ATTENTION GROUPS!
Do you have a small "Writers Group" or a "Single Women Travellers" group or such? and might be interested in attending a WORKSHOP TOGETHER? Our regular workshops are limited to three people, but we can work with you to accommodate larger groups. Contact us! We would love to offer you a once-in-lifetime experience of going to any of our above workshop on a date mutually agreed to. We can offer single bedroom lodging or shared rooms for a lower price. Don't wait; our calendar fills up fast, as the Rocky Mountains are a very popular destination.
NOTES:
==Watch this web page, or subscribe to our free Newsletter
to stay informed about these and other new workshops.==
==You can extend your stay to enjoy the Colorado Rocky Mts. sights at a discounted rate.==
==Workshops are conducted over 4-day weekends May to September. Contact us for availability.==
==The Retreat was "refreshed" in the fall of 2005/6, and photos are displayed on this page.==
Subscribe to our free Newsletter to be informed on these dates.
==See our Calendar page for an easy view of what's happening this month.==
Writing Tips
(Second Quarter 2012) "Spring Clean Your Files"
Spring clean your writing area. You may have an office, a desk, a file cabinet, or a drawer. Over time, you may begin stuffing things in there. Maybe an article on writing from a newspaper or magazine, or a poem that was inspiring, or a post card from a friend with an interesting picture on it. This can become intimidating, overwhelming, confusing and just plain useless over time. Take this spring to go through the drawers, etc. and divide up things into folders, like "Photos/Pictures," "Writing Tips," "Drafts," "2012 Work," etc. This is also a good time to toss out a lot of that material. Some you may not even remember why you saved it. Some may give you instant inspiration, and make you want to sit down today and start the writing project. Don't put this off till you "have time." Make it your Spring Cleaning Project for May.
All "tips" and "exercises" are copyrighted
by Kathleen Spring, Spring Times, Copyright 1998-2012.
Writing Exercise.
(Second Quarter 2012) "Spring Clean Your Writing"
Sometimes a person's Writers Block is due to dustballs and cobwebs! Is your mind cluttered with too many ideas, so that you end up not doing any of them? It's time to get down to business and clean out your brain and start concentrating on a great story, novel, poem or article. It's Spring Cleaning time!
First, write down a list of all the ideas you would like to work on. You might be surprised, first, that the list is so long, and second, that your brain could feel so light again.
Second, mark their priority. Which ones do you really want to get out into the world first? Are you dying to tell the story of how your dog saved the firechief during the fire? What about grandma who has gone to college; maybe you will decide the story will be better if you wait till she gets her Degree.
Third, sort this list into categories. You may find that you have 25 ideas, and 15 of them have to do with memoirs and biographies. This revelation will help you focus your attention.
Finally, pick one item, and get out that dust broom and get the cobwebs out of your brain and start remembering all the things that made that topic so intriguing.
If you are still hungry for more tips and exercises,
sign up for our quarterly Newsletter and
have three more delivered to your email box. You can also become a "fan" (or "like") on FACEBOOK and get a new "mini" tip delivered monthly. Sign in to your account and search for "Spring Time Writers." Also add "Rocky Mt. Retreats" as a favorite and get for mini-wellness or optimistic tips monthly.
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As seen in ARTICLES in: the N Y Times Travel Section, " Writing retreats" -and- "Travel and Leisure" writers retreats -and- in "Journaling" magazine
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Spring Times
P. O. Box 512
Lyons, CO 80540-0512
(303) 823-0997
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Date last modified: April 27, 2012 9:00 AM
Disclaimer – Copyright 1998-2012. All logos, photos, and original and html text are Copyright © by Kathleen Spring. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or use is prohibited without written permission from owner. – All prices, dates and itineraries are subject to change at the discretion of the owner. Travellers are advised to ask their doctor about their tolerance of higher elevations (5,000 to 10,000 feet approximately). See reservation page for other advice/warnings. Owner may cancel or alter trips if unusual conditions come up; and reserves the right to decline to accept or retain any participant, at any time, as a member of the workshop or trip, without refund. This would be a rare circumstance, mainly to keep the integrity of the program and privacy and respect for the other individuals attending or instructing. The program content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Participants should be and will be made aware that they should always seek the advice of their physician or other qualified health provider with any questions they may have regarding a
medical condition. All notification of cancellations must be received in writing; penalties will apply. Prices are in USA dollars. See Form Contract for full disclosure.
