Enjoy 5 full days, and 6 nights in a beautiful French estate house on 14 acres of land in the South of France with 8 other like-minded authors.
Relax as you’re cared for by fun, friendly hosts and top local chefs.
Level up with personalised writing, publishing, and marketing workshops led by an accomplished sci-fi/fantasy/romance author guest speaker who’s published in both trad and indie, and who literally wrote the book on author productivity.
You want to uplift and focus your energy and attention on your blooming writing career.
You’ve wondered what to do after that manuscript (or several) are complete.
You want some real, honest, easy-going companionship with a close-knit group of like-minded authors that has more meaning than a social media comment thread or a heart emoji.
You want a living breathing roadmap to enjoyable success in the genre fiction publishing space that can answer your questions thoroughly and point your next steps in a confident, clear direction.
You want a high-end, curated experience that’ll transform the way you see writing and publishing for the rest of your life.
In fact, you’re going to be personally interviewed before we confirm your booking. If there’s something you want at the WriteTreat that we can provide, we’re going to go ahead and make it happen for you, and if it doesn’t seem like the WriteTreat is a perfect fit for you, we’ll say so right away.
You aren’t a genre fiction writer that has completed at least one manuscript
You don’t enjoy meeting other writers and industry professionals
You always take yourself and life extremely seriously and never have a good time
You don’t enjoy and value the finer things in life
You aren’t a genre fiction writer that has completed at least one manuscript
You don’t enjoy meeting other writers and industry professionals
You always take yourself and life extremely seriously and never have a good time
You don’t enjoy and value the finer things in life
With luxurious levels of space, the retreat house sits on 15 acres of French countryside, complete with real horses roaming the surrounding landscape
15 beautiful acres. Horses are kept on the bottom fields, and though they aren't for riding it is fun to watch them gallop across the view. Two jacuzzis, one under cover and one with a fantastic view from the middle terrace, There is a sauna, barbecue zone, and we are developing more activity areas.
Arrive at the Bergerac airport, we’ll take care of the rest!
Arrive at the Bergerac airport, we’ll take care of the rest!
Informal and family-style catering mixed with Local chefs to attend to you! Hampers organised for writing inspiration day trips.
Wifi, TVs, Cinema room, Board games, Pool table, 2x Chess tables... if you have any ideas of what else we would ideally provide, let us know!
Wifi, TVs, Cinema room, Board games, Pool table, 2x Chess tables... if you have any ideas of what else we would ideally provide, let us know!
We will help keep the place clean & tidy, do laundry, do supermarket/special needs runs in advance of arrival (if needed), book restaurants, etc... we’ll your make your stay easy, productive, and relaxing.
26 published novels
10,000 newsletter subscribers
500,000 books sold total across all titles
70,000 copies of 2k to 10k sold
15 years of experience as a full-time writer in both trad and indie.
Author of Nice Dragons Finish Last and the post apocalyptic urban fantasy DFZ world, the best-selling writing productivity book 2k to 10k, and The Legend of Eli Monpress, published by Orbit Books.
Rachel is a self-professed story craft nerd who writes crazy enjoyable fantasy and sci fi with a healthy dash of romance. She’s also written 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love, which you should definitely also read if you haven’t already.
Rachel will lead us through writing workshops such as:
The big story idea for your series and books
Plotting like a pro
Creating lovable characters (and hateable villains)
Writing 10K words a day
Self editing and using editors
Publishing, Self and Trad
Book marketing the right way
Going from unknown to well read
Personalised Q & A sessions to give you the exact help you most need now
Afternoon / Evening: Arrive in Bergerac Airport, any time in the afternoon or evening. Find our shuttle pickup and take a pleasant drive through to the quaint village of Gindou.
6:00 - 8:00pm: Enjoy refreshments and a buffet dinner on arrival.
8:15 - 8:45pm: Introducing The WriteTreat concept, yout hosts, and the guest speaker. Ice-breaking character crafting session: meet other guests and have fun doing it!
8:45pm onwards: Relax, settle in, jacuzzi, night cap, enjoy
7 - 8:30am: Breakfast
9 - 10:20am: Storycraft Workshop: The big story idea for your series and books
10:20 - 10:40am: Refreshment break 10:20 - 10:40
10:40am - 12pm: Storycraft workshop: Plotting like a pro
12:20 - 1:20pm: Lunch prepared by local chef
1:30 - 5pm: Excursion to local POI including writing prompt workshop (light snack/refreshment baskets included for those peckish during the trip)
6:30 - 8pm: Dinner prepared by local chef
8pm onwards: Informal evening schedule. Anything from Q&A on everything covered during the day, writing critiques, jacuzzi, sauna, cocktails, cigars, massage, attendee special requests, etc.
7 - 8:30am: Breakfast
9 - 10:20am: Character craft workshop: Creating lovable characters (and hateable villains)
10:20 - 10:40am: Refreshment break 10:20 - 10:40
10:40am - 12pm: Writer productivity workshop: Writing 10K words a day
12:20 - 1:20pm: Lunch prepared by local chef
1:30 - 5pm: Excursion to local POI including writing prompt workshop (light snack/refreshment baskets included for those peckish during the trip)
6:30 - 8pm: Dinner prepared by local chef
8pm onwards: Informal evening schedule. Anything from Q&A on everything covered during the day, writing critiques, jacuzzi, sauna, cocktails, cigars, massages, attendee special requests, etc.
7 - 8:30am: Breakfast
9 - 10:20am: Editing workshop: Self editing and using editors
10:20 - 10:40am: Refreshment break
10:40am - 12pm: Publishing workshop: Publishing, Self and Trad
12:20 - 1:20pm: Lunch prepared by local chef
1:30 - 5pm: Excursion to local POI including writing prompt workshop (light snack/refreshment baskets included for those peckish during the trip)
6:30 - 8pm: Dinner prepared by local chef
8pm onwards: Informal evening schedule. Anything from Q&A on everything covered during the day, writing critiques, jacuzzi, sauna, cocktails, cigars, massages, attendee special requests, etc.
7 - 8:30am: Breakfast
9 - 10:20am: Marketing workshop: Book marketing the right way
10:20 - 10:40am: Refreshment break
10:40am - 12pm: Marketing workshop: Going from unknown to well read
12:20 - 1:20pm: Lunch prepared by local chef
1:30 - 5pm: Excursion to local POI including writing prompt workshop (light snack/refreshment baskets included for those peckish during the trip)
6:30 - 8pm: Dinner prepared by local chef
8pm onwards: Informal evening schedule. Anything from Q&A on everything covered during the day, writing critiques, jacuzzi, sauna, cocktails, cigars, massages, attendee special requests, etc.
7 - 8:30am: Breakfast
9 - 10:20am: Writing career workshop: Personalised writing career workshop discussing suggested next steps for each attendee
10:20 - 10:40am: Refreshment break
10:40am - 12pm: Tailormade workshop: Personalised Workshop or Q & A session based on what is most requested by attendees
12:20 - 1:20pm: Lunch prepared by local chef
1:30 - 5pm: Excursion to local POI including writing prompt workshop (light snack/refreshment baskets included for those peckish during the trip)
6:30 - 8pm: Dinner prepared by local chef
8 - 8:20: Parting gift to remember The Write Treat experience. Coordinating keeping in touch as a writer group. Trying not to feel sad that it’s all coming to an end.
8:20pm onwards: Informal evening schedule. Anything from Q&A on everything covered during the day, writing critiques, jacuzzi, sauna, cocktails, cigars, massages, attendee special requests, etc.
7 - 8:30am: Breakfast (can be arranged earlier if needed)
8:30am onwards: We shuttle you back to Bergerac airport to catch your flight home.
We’ll also take day trips to inspirational locations like a medieval fortress just 45 min away,
cave boating through the Caves of Padirac, and various nearby medieval castles.
CEO of Rocket Expansion
Author Marketing Agency
Fantasy Writer and
Owner of Unique Gindou
Pay just the retreat fee and stay in a shared living space (or your own privately booked accommodation nearby), or add on a premium room for an extra fee.
THE WRITETREAT OCT 2024
All workshops
All meals & refreshments
All day trips
All shared spaces
Airport shuttle rides
Access to hot tub, sauna & games room
Includes optional curtained-off double bed pod in the shared ground-floor living space at no extra charge.
(If you'd prefer a private room see the next section below.)
Prefer having a private space to recline? Add on one of 5 private rooms available in the Unique Gindou estate house for an extra fee.
Master Suite
Subject to availability (there's only one!)
Top floor. Amazing views of the surrounds
Beautiful natural light
Master on-suite bathroom
Luxurious, spacious suite
Overlooks upper terrace
INDIVIDUAL ROOMS
Subject to availability (there's only four!)
Two rooms have on-suite bathrooms
Two rooms share a comfortable mezzanine living space and a bathroom
We put together this genre fiction writer’s luxury retreat to create a unique, high-end, high-value-packed experience for genre fiction writer’s near the beginning of their author career journey.
Rocket Expansion © 2024 | Contact: [email protected]
Rocket Expansion © 2024
Contact: [email protected]