Write Like a Video Game?

To reach and fix the foundation, you must start from the outside and work your way in.

Jessica LoureyJanuary 17, 2019tetris, write to heal, writing hacks, creative writing for beginnersComment

This Year's Retreats - special video message

Here is our own Allison Quaid telling you about our retreat lineup for 2019. We have some amazing experiences in store this year, don’t miss out!

Jessica LoureyJanuary 15, 2019Comment

Read Like a Writer

Reading like a writer requires you to figure out what in a piece of fiction moves you and what turns you off. I'm calling that self-awareness your narrative detective—its job is to solve the mystery of the narrative, looking at the ways it is and isn't succeeding—and I'm going to encourage you to feed it PIE every time you read anything: a menu, a short story, the interpretive plaque next to the world's biggest redwood tree, a book.

Jessica LoureyJanuary 14, 2019writing hacks, writing retreats, learn how to write a book, read like a writerComment

Write Your Story in France

I’ve been a tenured writing professor for twenty years, published 18 books, and have taught creative writing workshops all over the world, but I’ve never been as excited for a retreat as I am for our June 2-8 retreat in the French countryside.

Jessica LoureyJanuary 12, 2019Comment

Why I Care about You

I joined forces with the esteemed healing writing author, Jessie Lourey, to start a women’s wellness retreat company to empower women to claim their voices, express their stories, and live an energizing and meaningful life. Why? Because I wish someone would have told me important they are to being healthy in this life.

Jessica LoureyJanuary 9, 2019healing writing, why write, live your best life, writing retreats, writing retreats for womenComment