A writing retreat experience.
Hi there! Last week I went on a writing retreat. Now I have say this was not the kind of writing retreat you imagine that takes place in an idyllic countryside with good food, good wine and peaceful isolation, instead it was a 2 day programme that took place in a small conference room in central London - Glamorous! Photo Via Unsplash During these 2 days we had a workshop where we learnt skills to do with editing, questions surrounding what was ‘good’ academic writing and how to overcome writers block. We also had 1-2-1 sessions with professional writers who read some of our work and have personalised advice we could take forward to improve our work, as well as some timed dedicated writing sessions. Here are some of the tips I found really useful during the sessions: Photo by Sam Dan Truong on Unsplash As writers we are responsible for carrying the reader through the text. Imagine someone approaches you and says “hey, I know it’s raining and it’s cold outside