Why write at home when you can write in a castle? Find your je ne sais quoi in a weeklong writing workshop-retreat at Chateau du Pin in the Loire Valley of France.

John Yewell, author of The Botsworth Dossier, and Mimi Herman, author of The Kudzu Queen will help you revitalize your writing while you pursue the project of your choice. Suitable for all levels, this workshop-retreat provides you with private consultations, daily workshops, a French cooking class, all meals and wine, and 300 acres of gorgeous French countryside.

“If this isn’t every writer’s dream, it should be! This week away from the world, dedicated to honing the craft with a congenial gang of fellow writers. John & Mimi are tireless in their full-time attention to our needs, literary and otherwise. They nudge and encourage and challenge and inspire – and frankly, spoil us rotten!”

— Florence, Durham, North Carolina