I attended a writer's retreat last June. The name of the retreat was "Writing and Dharma," and it was billed as a combination writing and meditation retreat. Sounded right up my alley, so I jumped a plane to Portland, Oregon, and caught a rideshare to Cloud Mountain meditation center in the southern part of Washington. Nestled in a forest of the tallest trees I've seen, it had tranquil written all over it. Just the ticket for a case of high stress and writer's block.

Feeling burned out? Need a break but you've got another deadline looming? Plan a writer's retreat!