Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)You know what happens when you try to write at home. The kids start fighting, the laundry begs to be flipped, the pasta starts boiling over on the stove...
Distractions abound. Responsibilities nag.
For many writers, the ideal place to write is anywhere other than home. Literary agent Andrea Brown provides a solution: Take a "working" vacation.
In this guide, Andrea profiles about 600 hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, lodges, lighthouses, and other getaway locations that she thinks are perfect for writers seeking inspiration. Each entry is short, providing a brief description of the location and amenities, and a price range. Most entries also have a website address where you can visit to see more details.
It's the scenery that most often determines what makes a place ripe for inspiration, so here you'll find descriptions of lake and mountain views, beautiful gardens, and palm trees.
Want to get in the mood to write that period romance? Maybe what you seek is a Gothic Victorian mansion to set those fingers flying across the keyboard. Want to get in the mind of your fisherman protagonist? Hang out at a rustic lodge.
Listed by region, the entries cover a range of accommodations, simple to luxurious. For the writer who loves to travel, this book may provide just the right spot to get your work done and get pampered at the same time.
--Jenna Glatzer, author of Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer and editor of AbsoluteWrite.com
Click Here to see more reviews about: Writers' and Artists' Hideouts: Great Getaways for Seducing the Muse
"Family, friends and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking."—author, Lawrence Clark PowellThe desire to be creative is often at odds with the routines of daily life. Literary agent Andrea Brown combines her love of travel and adventure with her search for perfect places to seduce the muse and delivers a charming, practical guide that enlightens the curious traveler and provides astute advice from editors, literary agents, authors, illustrators, art directors and other creative people on harnessing one's creativity.Listed are locations all over the country, from $19 per night hostels to $1,000 per night luxury hotels. There are ranches, lighthouses, boats, bed and breakfasts, and even a museum to sleep in, all listed by region.
No comments:
Post a Comment