Absorbing Writing: Workshops & Writing Holidays in Sardinia, Italy

If you make something remarkable, that’s because there’s something to talk about. ~ Seth Godin It’s what Godin calls ‘the baxter’. That extra sharp point on the top of your new rock climbing shoe? It’s a baxter. That service you get at the spa after your massage is over...

The writing retreats in Sardinia are run by myself, Joanna Young, and Emma Bird. We also run this site and do all the admin and paperwork, and answer your emails and calls about the retreats. We thought it would be a good idea to share a bit about ourselves to help you get to know us...

I know that a lot of people worry they might not be ‘enough’ of a writer to go on a writing holiday or writing retreat. I hope by reading this post we can persuade you otherwise...

One of the great things about a blog is that you can share the answer from one person’s question so that everyone else can read it too. As I mentioned the other day, Emma and I deal personally with all the people who enquire about and sign up for the retreats...

One of the things Emma and I have noticed about people attracted to the writing retreats in Sardinia: you want to get to know a bit about us first. And why not? You’re making an investment of time, of money, and not least your creative energy into this week away...

It seems to have been a long winter already. I don’t know about you but I’m itching for the spring to come, to be able to shed some layers, and to emerge from winter hibernation. The prospect of a week in Sardinia in early May is pulling me forward through the dark winter months...

There are so many reasons I wanted Joanna and I to run our Absorbing Writing retreat in Sardinia, the sunshine island I moved to six years ago. Here are some of them: 1. The sea. Sardinia’s coastline is spectacular...

This time last week I was in England and it was freezing. Well, below freezing actually. Something silly like minus four. I couldn’t stop staring at the icicles that had formed on a light outside the garage...

Never mind the credit crunch, it’s impossible not to look ahead at the start of a new year. It’s the time you make plans, daydream, set resolutions and intentions, and work out what places you want to visit in the 12 months ahead...

Happy New Year from everyone at Absorbing Writing! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and start to the New Year. Thoughts inevitably turn to holidays at this time of year. Places you want to go. Things you want to study, learn about, do. Dreams you want to turn into a reality...

Hmm, just got a batch of beautiful MOO postcards through, each one capturing a different aspect of Ca’ la Somara...

Introducing a new series of answers to questions we’re asked or you might be wondering about. #1: What’s the weather like in early May...

Good news - Ryanair has announced new flights starting next spring (late March, early April) to Alghero and Cagliari Find out more at this post on extra ways to get to the writing retreat

Image via Wikipedia Good news: Ryanair has announced that it’s expanding its service to Sardinia...

I’m delighted to be able to announce the results of the Ideal Writing Weekend competition. This writing project was run earlier in the summer, with some wonderful entries submitted...

October in Sardinia. Finally, the chance for Emma and me to put our plans into practice. Except, the plans changed, as plans do. Because some things hadn’t quite worked out the way we expected (the way things do)...

Writing retreat at Ca 'la Somara in north east Sardinia http://absorbingwriting.com/spring-writing-retreat/free-your-words-writing-retreat/

Share your thoughts on the ingredients of an ideal writing weekend. You can help us plan our spring programme - and might win yourself some Amazon gift cards into the bargain! Find out more about our writing competition.

Help us plan the spring programme of workshops - take part in this short customer survey Customer Survey: writing workshops for spring 2009