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Feeling blocked? Try this.

A quick exercise for when you find yourself avoiding a thing you want to do. Image (and exercise) by Joe Elmendorf.

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Cruising or crossing?

What you get on a retreat like this

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Check this ship out!

USS New York in Fort Lauderdale

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What do you want?

Find deeper insight into what you should do with this reframe.

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Now Read This! Elizabeth Sails by Kristin Owens

An escapist weekend read… on a cruise ship!

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An inside look at the Cruise Writing Retreat

Art Deco elevator view on the QM2

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Planning ahead = a sequence of steps to get you to your goal

The author at work in her cabin on a cruise writing retreat in November 2023, during which she revised the manuscript that will be published in October 2026.

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Too Intimidated (or Risk Averse) to Organize a Writing Retreat?

Feel the fear… and do it anyway.

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Special romance (novel) edition

Sweet or spicy?

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The Six Writers You Become on a Cruise Writing Retreat

Ship not to scale

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I have exciting news!

Terms & Conditions: A Glossary will be published by Stanchion Books on October 6, 2026!

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How is writing a book like doing a polar plunge?

Spoiler alert: it’s cold.