Retreat Time

Hi friends! 

Happy Wednesday. I’m excited to be sharing part of your day with you. I recently returned from hosting a three-day writer’s retreat. We had the best time. Not only do I love teaching aspiring and published authors on the craft, the writing life, and the creative process, but I also love the sweet fellowship we share. 

Today, I thought I’d give you a behind-the-scenes peek into one of my writer’s retreats. 

This time we met in Hedgesville, West Virginia. My family and I have been vacationing there for years. My husband and I go as a romantic trip, and we also bring our grandkids for family trips, and they love it there. Of all the places we’ve traveled with them, and we travel A LOT with the munchkins (though at 9 & 11, I can I probably can’t call them that anymore. LOL!). But their favorite spot is the cushy cabin we stay at in Hedgesville. 

It’s not your typical cabin; the owner is fantastic at design, and you feel like you’re in a shabby chic or gorgeous glamping cabin. Check out some pictures below. Isn’t it stunning? 

My grandkids love the loft and dropping slinky toys up and down from the rails, they love the fire pit and s’mores, and hiking. When the owner bought and renovated a second cabin, I decided it would be a lovely place to host one of my retreats. The second cabin is even more stunning, if that’s possible. Seven of us headed off to Hedgesville for our August retreat. 

I was truly blessed to have such a wonderful, talented, lovely group of ladies. They made our time together an absolute joy. We had daily devotions by our chef and beautiful author, Kelly Goshorn, along with her wonderful, homey meals. Then I dove into daily seminars. Awesome authors Jill Kemerer and Natalie Walters joined us as guest speakers, and we had time around the fire pit at night discussing marketing, promotion, and how to thrive in the writing life. I truly walked away blessed. 

I’m super excited to announce that my March 2026 retreat is open for registration and is already filling up. I’ll be hosting it in beautiful Orlando, Florida. If you have any questions, shoot me an email at danipettrey@gmail.com 

Thanks again for joining me today. And, if you’re not a writer, I have something really special in the works for my reader friends. But that’s an announcement for another day. 

Blessings, 

Dani