There’s been a real boom in the popularity of creative writing weekends over the last few years.

There are some who say writers retreats are a waste of time, pandering to writers’ fragile egos

and encouraging people to believe they have writing talents which they, frankly, lack.

But on the other hand, many writers really enjoy them and swear that a weekend away

with other writers is a positive part of the creative process.

 The truth about writers’ weekends away By Mark Hoult:

http://www.westsussex.info/what-really-goes-on-at-a-writers-retreat.shtml