Glamping

So for about three weeks I’ve been planning a writing retreat. A glamping (camping) retreat with a nice big tent, a wood stove, a comfy place to sleep, good food, my dog and his bed, some shooting, some archery at some point, fishing, and writing on my laptop.


 


I’m talking comfortable stuff, the sort of camping that nomadic peoples do, with every comfort they can muster. Electricity, water, a chainsaw to get wood, beer, soda, snacks, carpet on the floors, lighting, movies on blu-ray, music, trips to the store, and a place that will be warm even if it’s -20 outside.


 


I have a generator that burns 2.5 gallons of gas a day. 200W of solar panels and a battery that will run all my stuff for at least 2 days. I’m trying to set everything up here at home to be as easy to set up at camp as possible, including the solar panels.


 


I plan on adding to this story as the weeks pass by and the words get written. I don’t plan on coming home until book 7 of the Dark Seas series is written and book 3 of the Worlds at War series is done in 1st draft.


 

Why would it be necessary to do something like this? Because writing is a frame of mind, and sometimes that frame of mind is illusive. Kids mess it up, or your spouse’s work, or events at groups you’re in… the list goes on. The goal is simply to get away, live simply, and write.



Building the solar panel control system for the tent.



Plug and play when it’s all done.



Running a fire through the wood stove for the first time to burn off anything I don’t want to smell in the tent.

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