The Writing Retreat

So it's a new year and one of the things I'd like to spend some more time on this coming year would be getting in a better writing habit. I'd like to establish a habit of when I get my writing time in, which has always been a struggle. My schedule is very different from day to day, and the massive upheavals of the last year or more have left me with little time to get things into a more orderly schedule. I'd like that to change. I'm mid-way through a very fun book (currently without a title, because those never work out for me, but it's basically Sherlock meets Orphan Black meets Bond, so yeah, very British, haha!), and I'd really like to get it done sometime soon.

I thought that I'd get a whole lot of writing in over my holiday break, but thus far I've pretty much only opened the file and read a couple of pages back to get myself caught up to speed. And...then no words. It's amazing how things come up. And I really don't have any legit excuses right now! What I'd really like is a few days where I can lock myself away, preferably somewhere warm, and just forget the outside world and WRITE. It's been so long since I got to do that. Really, one of the fabulous writing retreats I see online sounds pretty much ideal right now. A few days away from the world, with all the time in the world to focus on words? Sounds like heaven!

So, who has gone on a retreat? Any recommendations? Thoughts? Let's hear it! :)

My completely non-legit excuse for not writing. Family vacation :) Which amazing and wonderful and not writing.