Join us for a Fall Retreat!

This 4-day retreat includes daily writing exercises & workshops, daily readings, daily meditations & journaling, a private 1:1 session, daily breakfast, and a 3-night stay in an elegant restored Victorian inn.

We start each morning with meditation and journaling, followed by writing exercises and group sharing. Different tools and ideas helpful for your writing process are introduced daily, and writers practice the concepts through writing exercises. 

Then we workshop stories submitted by the retreat writers, engaging in lively, creative, fun discussions and providing helpful comments. Here's an excellent opportunity to ask questions and get group feedback on a concern or trouble area in your writing. 

You can then build on the valuable input you heard in your group workshop with a one-on-one session with me to further fine-tune your piece. We can focus on your specific writing questions, your workshop comments, or your writing projects and goals. You will have the time and space to go deeper into your stories. This session can be scheduled during the retreat or afterward on Zoom.

Afternoons are free for you to write, shop, explore. The beach is only a block from the Inn, and shops and restaurants in town are only a short 5min walk. Cape May is an exquisite gem located on the southernmost tip of the Jersey shore, offering natural beauty, pristine beaches, quaint boutiques on the promenade, rich history,  and a picturesque lighthouse.  

In the evening readings, you can showcase to the group what you have been working on all day or something you have completed in the past or even published.  

Picture yourself strolling along a scenic beach, people-watching from the Inn's large veranda, and writing stories that touch people’s hearts and minds. Let your creativity flow in a serene, sacred spot surrounded by other artistic souls. 

Combine your love of writing and traveling! Spend your days writing, sightseeing, and suntanning in enchanting Cape May, the oldest seaside resort in the US and a popular summer getaway since the 1700s.

For a healthy balance of body, mind, and soul, begin each day with Guided & Silent Meditation followed by self-exploration and clarity Know Yourself journaling using a unique concept shared at the retreat. 

Each morning session will start with a writing prompt for a writing exercise, followed by a group share for those who wish to read their work. You also have the option to workshop a writing piece at the retreat. 

You can submit a 3000-word writing piece for the workshop four weeks before the retreat. Your host will forward it to all the other attendees for their thorough reading and comments. At the retreat, your work will be discussed at a 30-min workshop, and afterward, written feedback will be shared with you either in hardcopy or by email.

You have the option to meet with your host to focus individual attention on your specific writing questions, your workshop comments, or your writing projects and goals. You can build on the valuable input you heard in the group workshop and receive further guidance and insight into your work from your host. You will have the time and space to go deeper into your stories. This session can be scheduled during the retreat or afterward on Zoom.

Each evening at after-dinner readings, you are welcome to share and showcase what you have been working on during the retreat day or writing you had previously written or even published.

You can also lull away the relaxing afternoon hours by selecting from a long list of other activities, such as visiting the Cape May Lighthouse, wine tasting, and whale watching. Grab a beach chair from the Inn and sit on the beach to write by the sounds of the ocean, or take a bike offered at the Inn and ride on the promenade or into town to explore.

To keep everyone safe, healthy, and comfortable, all staff are fully vaccinated, and it is strongly recommended that all retreat attendees be vaccinated against Covid-19 also. 

Check-in – The Mooring Innkeeper will show you to your reserved room.

Writing Retreat Day 1

• Welcome Orientation
• Group Introductions
• Introducing Know Yourself Journal Sampler – Round 1
• Writing Warm-up Exercise
• Group Share & Discussion
• Writing Exercise #2
• Group Share & Discussion
• Optional Homework - Writing Exercise for the Night

Optional Group Dinner at local Cape May Restaurant (Not included in Retreat fee)

Hot Breakfast – Served by the innkeeper. 

Commuters are welcome to join for $15 paid directily to Innkeeper.

Writing Retreat Day 2 

• Guided Meditation – Manifesting Your Desires

• Know Yourself Journaling – Round 1

• Writing Exercise

• Group Share & Discussion

• Workshop - Writers get in-depth feedback and comments to elevate and move their work to the final draft. 

• Optional Homework - Writing Exercise for the Afternoon

Free Time – Write, Shop, Explore, Swim. Enjoy freshly baked treats served by inn. 

Grab a beach chair and write by the ocean, or write on a bench on the scenic Promenade, on a rocky chair on the lovely veranda at the Inn, or at a table nibbling a sweet pastry in the many cute coffee shops around town. 

Schedule a 30min one-on-one talk with the host.

Evening Reading & Group Share on the Beach, watching the sunset! 

Hot Breakfast – Served by the innkeeper. 

Commuters are welcome to join for $15 paid directily to Innkeeper.

Writing Retreat Day 3 

• Guided/Silent Meditation 

• Know Yourself Journaling – Round 1

• Writing Exercise

• Group Share & Discussion

• Workshop - Writers get in-depth feedback and comments to elevate and move their work to the final draft. 

• Optional Homework - Writing Exercise for the Afternoon

Free Time – Write, Shop, Explore, Swim. Enjoy freshly baked treats served by the inn. 

Grab a beach chair and write by the ocean, or write on a bench on the scenic Promenade, on a rocky chair on the lovely veranda at the Inn, or at a table nibbling a sweet pastry in the many cute coffee shops around town. 

Schedule a 30min one-on-one talk with the host.

Evening Reading & Group Share. 

Hot Breakfast – Served by the innkeeper.

Commuters are welcome to join for $15 paid directily to Innkeeper.

• Please check out before joining the Workshop Session at 9am

• Writers are welcome to stay after the Workshop Session ends & use the Inn grounds until new guests arrive at 3pm

Writing Retreat Day 4 

• Guided/Silent Meditation

• Know Yourself Journaling – Round 2

• Writing Exercise

• Group Share & Discussion

• Workshop  - Writers get in-depth feedback and comments to elevate and move their work to the final draft. 

• Feedback Survey & Group Photo

• Closing Remarks