About My Writing Me-treats
All of Jo’s Writing Me-treats are firmly rooted in the location of the retreat while carefully curated classes inspire you to learn and grow as a writer. If a famous painter grew up in the location, then maybe you will learn to see and describe the place through the eyes of an artist. If a poet lived there perhaps you will visit the places he loved and discover how to write with a rhythm inspired by his writings. Going to market is the perfect way to learn how to develop a lively sense of place. Whatever the location your creativity will be expanded by local sights and excursions.
Writing Me-treats are indulgent, so you’ll receive three-course meals with wine, pre-dinner drinks at feedback time, a break during the day for you to kick back and relax and time to prepare a piece for sharing later. You’ll visit locations that brim with beauty, buildings or stories that trigger the imagination. You’ll make new friends and grow in confidence, while the range of writing genres explored will help you hone your writers’ voice.
Each day comprises a mix of classes, excursions, writing, feedback and sharing, and, of course, the little indulgences that make a Writing Me-treat something you’ll want to attend again and again.
Writing Me-treats* run for three nights and cost £550, which includes tuition, excursions, one meal with wine a day, drinks at feedback time and all the usual Writing Me-treat indulgences.
Upcoming Writing Retreats
Javea, Costa Blanca, Spain
Discover the beach, port and bay that so entranced the Spanish artist Joachim Sorolla that it changed his painting fortunes forever. He fell in love with light and the landscape as will you, as you are inspired by this small Costa Blanca town by the sea and its historic town centre.
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30 March to 3 April, 2025
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Stamford, Lincs, UK
Visit one of England’s most ancient and perfect stone towns, explore its cobbled streets, crooked buildings and secret alleyways. England’s finest romantic poet, John Clare, was born nearby and worked as a gardener at the town’s Elizabethan stately home, Burghley House. It’s hard not to be inspired by Stamford.
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8 May to 11 May, 2025
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Posara, Tuscany, Italy*
Each year Jo’s invited to run her popular, tried and tested Write Your Life Stories course at this historic watermill run as a creative retreat centre by Lois and Bill Breckon for over 20 years. The mill, its gardens, beautifully restored buildings and location in a secluded hamlet beside a chuckling stream is sure to enchant while day trips to nearby hostelries and hilltop villages are the icing on the cake.
8 May to 11 May, 2025
Make an Enquiry*The Watermill at Posara’s course is expertly run by Lois and Bill Breckon with Jo as visiting tutor. While similar to the Me-treat theme it is fully-inclusive, runs Saturday to Saturday and is held at the delightful Watermill in the hamlet of Posara, where luxury accommodation is provided.
Posara, Tuscany, Italy*
Each year Jo’s invited to run her popular, tried and tested Write Your Life Stories course at this historic watermill run as a creative retreat centre by Lois and Bill Breckon for over 20 years. The mill, its gardens, beautifully restored buildings and location in a secluded hamlet beside a chuckling stream is sure to enchant while day trips to nearby hostelries and hilltop villages are the icing on the cake.
Download the pdf description here.
8 May to 11 May, 2025
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See what writers say about working with me.
Robin Pascoe
Author of Homeward Bound
“I would like to thank you for the time, effort and commitment you have given to Homeward Bound over the last year. Your vision as an editor has taken a fledgling idea into its current, highly regarded form.”
Mariam Ottomofiore
Author of This Messy Mobile Life
“Thank you once again for being so amazing to work with. In the middle of all the end of year craziness, I paused to look at my book and feel very proud of how it has been written. Truly feel that thanks to your help and advice, I’ll be putting the best version out there.”
Matthew Smith
Author of The Millennial Money Masterplan
“Mentoring with you is perfect for anyone, like me, who wants to write a book and has no idea where to start. Without you I would still be sitting in the garden thinking about it. I could not have done it without you.”
Tanya Crossman
Author of Misunderstood and Thongs or Flipflops
“That’s why you’re worth the money. You just make a book better.”
Ruth Rusby
Author of A Celebration of Breastfeeding
“I have thoroughly enjoyed the How to Write a How-to book course. It has been particularly great to be in a small group, writing about different subjects but doing everything we can to support each other. We have all come a long way in the last few months and I don’t want this journey to end. The whole is so much greater than the sum of the parts.”
Andrea Anstiss
Author of Juicy Life
“Still totally buzzed, thrilled, over the moon. I honestly can’t thank you, Jack and Paddy enough. One client and one friend have already received their copies and it looks GORGEOUS!”
Dave Scarlett
Author of The Soul Millionaire and The Flight of the Soul Millionaire
“A magical week being coached by Jo in this sublime place, Posara, is just such an experience. I’ve created such beauty with my pen, speaking more lyrically, powerfully and piercingly, than I ever thought possible.“
