tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post929173987664847745..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: Snapshot Of A Writers' Retreat Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-74386698485692513962015-04-30T06:19:58.216+10:002015-04-30T06:19:58.216+10:00Fun, motivational, productive, and memorable.Fun, motivational, productive, and memorable.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-36821761520369108152015-04-29T21:42:08.968+10:002015-04-29T21:42:08.968+10:00Dotti, great interview! I'm glad you all had a...Dotti, great interview! I'm glad you all had a fun time together and achieved your goals :)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-55404087500941261052015-04-29T19:51:56.722+10:002015-04-29T19:51:56.722+10:00Sounds like great time and so pleased for you all...Sounds like great time and so pleased for you all. I'm not at all sure it would be "good' for me - or others there. Afraid I'm a "talker" who has to deliberately remember to "listen". In the past I have tried to go to a quiet house elsewhere with Ray, but it just doesn't work for me. I've found that when I get away from my desk and work surroundings I'm far too easily distracted and simply can't concentrate enough to get into my characters heads and scenes. However, it would be great when revising and editing a completed manuscript. Thank you all so much for sharing this with us.Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-51332433547716289862015-04-29T18:54:55.440+10:002015-04-29T18:54:55.440+10:00I know a lot of people were interested in what we ...I know a lot of people were interested in what we were doing and a little envious, but there's no reason why retreats like this couldn't occur more often among us. The key thing was organising it a year in advance so that people could plan for it ie. Cat came all the way from NZ. Thoroughly recommend it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04449342827457837314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-29239285091765996242015-04-29T18:40:10.790+10:002015-04-29T18:40:10.790+10:00We just realised that we forgot to mention one of ...We just realised that we forgot to mention one of the most important things about the retreat. When we arrived at Andrea's house, we each got our own little gift bag with chocolates, notebooks, pens, hand cream and other goodies. Andrea was certainly the hostess with the mostest!Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-4571513590534246262015-04-29T17:15:42.913+10:002015-04-29T17:15:42.913+10:00I hope you get to enjoy your own writing retreat o...I hope you get to enjoy your own writing retreat one day Ian. I think you'll find it a lot of fun and worth the time and effort. Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-41030886582464278662015-04-29T17:14:53.606+10:002015-04-29T17:14:53.606+10:00Thanks for sharing the retreat with me Nola. Those...Thanks for sharing the retreat with me Nola. Those hourly reports were golden! <br />You were a fabulous dibber dobber. I mean team leader. ;) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-3102434500455054722015-04-29T17:13:02.992+10:002015-04-29T17:13:02.992+10:00I think a lot of the time was spent bouncing ideas...I think a lot of the time was spent bouncing ideas around. Judging from the behind the scenes jokes I needed an interpreter to properly decipher! I imagine the relaxed atmosphere allowed for much brainstorming. :) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-51566225561814039072015-04-29T17:11:12.260+10:002015-04-29T17:11:12.260+10:00You and me, too, Ellie. We missed out this time bu...You and me, too, Ellie. We missed out this time but I hope this snapshot of their fun filled in some of the gaps. :) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-64941534523108218992015-04-29T17:10:07.146+10:002015-04-29T17:10:07.146+10:00Good luck in your search too. Jeanette. Sometimes ...Good luck in your search too. Jeanette. Sometimes a writing buddy is there for a short season and that's a great way to start off. Hope you find that group or one partner soon. :) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-44841956329338078012015-04-29T17:08:51.207+10:002015-04-29T17:08:51.207+10:00I hope you find a group, Melanie. It's a wonde...I hope you find a group, Melanie. It's a wonderful way to feed into the encouragement of other Christian writers and readers. So important. Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-36390748381657642892015-04-29T17:07:59.620+10:002015-04-29T17:07:59.620+10:00I love that Skye. "Setting us all up for the ...I love that Skye. "Setting us all up for the rest of the year..." I imagine early in the year is good for setting fresh goals and later on is good for assessing how they were met. Hmmm... Two a year, I think I'm hinting at here. :) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-50096253537108725582015-04-29T17:06:17.337+10:002015-04-29T17:06:17.337+10:00I miss the notifications, too. Except for the days...I miss the notifications, too. Except for the days when there were too many I had to read back over pages just to catch up! Thanks for sharing the fun with me. :) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-30544551148852784872015-04-29T17:04:37.075+10:002015-04-29T17:04:37.075+10:00Me too, Melissa. This is why I wanted to share som...Me too, Melissa. This is why I wanted to share some of the fun here for all to savour and perhaps inspire others to sneak off for their own retreat. Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-58193277326858299492015-04-29T17:03:36.822+10:002015-04-29T17:03:36.822+10:00Oh yes please... that would be fun. Next time I...Oh yes please... that would be fun. Next time I'll try not to have a daughter graduating from university. ;) Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-41452183983878326562015-04-29T16:11:35.105+10:002015-04-29T16:11:35.105+10:00Thanks Dotti, Nola. Skye, Catherine & Andrea f...Thanks Dotti, Nola. Skye, Catherine & Andrea for sharing your retreat with us. I've never done one and must one day.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-37153576529553281932015-04-29T15:30:59.656+10:002015-04-29T15:30:59.656+10:00Thanks for your comments everyone. It certainly w...Thanks for your comments everyone. It certainly was beneficial for the writing, but a lot of fun too. If you can connect with those in your area, I'd strongly encourage you to give it a try. Even if you just meet for a day somewhere. <br /><br />And Romance Queens, I can't believe none of us mentioned our catch cry! "Stick it in the wash and it'll be grand." You had to be there - LOLNola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-46682573290886736032015-04-29T14:41:31.083+10:002015-04-29T14:41:31.083+10:00What a lark! I'm not sure I could concentrate ...What a lark! I'm not sure I could concentrate with like-minded authors around. And maybe they wouldn't be able to either. I'd want to bounce off questions, opinions and the like.Hey. maybe you were doing that anyway by the sound of it!<br /><br />As for what impressed me most about those loveable Romance Queens was the great fellowship and the help they gave each other...'all in the same boat' so to speak.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-12598719287639646452015-04-29T13:56:36.642+10:002015-04-29T13:56:36.642+10:00So wish I could have been there with you ladies! M...So wish I could have been there with you ladies! Maybe next year though. I'll be a lot further along in my WIP by then so will be more beneficial. Sounds like it was definitely beneficial for you ladies attending though!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099275297536202046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-23642323077412342632015-04-29T12:24:38.587+10:002015-04-29T12:24:38.587+10:00Sounds great. I just lost my last comment! I'm...Sounds great. I just lost my last comment! I'm busy at the moment but will be hoping to find a writer buddy early 2016. Preferably Christian but not essential. I write mainly Christian but not always. Redlands area.Jeanette Grant-Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691677119939194892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-27934832200040013802015-04-29T12:13:48.532+10:002015-04-29T12:13:48.532+10:00i really wish there was a group of writers here, t...i really wish there was a group of writers here, that i can connect with. It is also hard finding Christian writers. (i am hoping with a write-in planned next week i might connect with some)Melanie Carter Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011605544837222792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-21760017759725942482015-04-29T09:58:48.028+10:002015-04-29T09:58:48.028+10:00Hahaha, yes, easily distracted and very distract-i...Hahaha, yes, easily distracted and very distract-ing. But hey, we still got through and most of us achieved some of the goals set. It's a great way to set us all up for the rest of the year anyway. Gets us in the "groove". :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-21009798483320924472015-04-29T09:51:17.935+10:002015-04-29T09:51:17.935+10:00Thanks for the write-up Dotti. I've missed th...Thanks for the write-up Dotti. I've missed the pool, the laughs, and all the 'ping-pings' of those messages since I've been home. My only regret is that I didn't get you to include more about Skye's cat videos in the blog post :)Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-40093521767666504302015-04-29T07:18:46.890+10:002015-04-29T07:18:46.890+10:00It sounds like so much fun, and so productive :) I...It sounds like so much fun, and so productive :) I saw the posts on Facebook and wished I was there too!Melissa Gijsbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15027810729828362064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-49284768351601688352015-04-29T06:08:25.568+10:002015-04-29T06:08:25.568+10:00Thanks for the lovely post Dotti - I want to rewin...Thanks for the lovely post Dotti - I want to rewind time and do it all again! (This time can you come along?)Catherine Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947906623825971761noreply@blogger.com