Awakening Author

Writing Retreat

A monthly online gathering for writers who want to create, explore, and connect.

Expand your book writing skillset to write fluidly and productively in alignment with your own way of being in the world.

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Join a Community of Writers and Spark Your Creativity

With Powerful Prompts Each Month.

Our Writing Retreat program is a monthly online gathering where writers of all backgrounds come together to reconnect with their creativity in a relaxed, supportive space. International award winning author coach and editor Susan Crossman hosts the program, offering participants meaningful, open-ended prompts to get your words flowing. You’ll write alongside others in real time, with space for writing-related feedback and optional sharing. No pressure, no critique—just a dedicated time to write, explore, and enjoy being part of a creative community.

This Program Features:

Monthly 2-Hour Online Group Calls

Fresh writing prompts every session

Quiet, focused writing time with others

Optional sharing and supportive feedback

Positive, low-pressure writing community

Writing Retreat Meeting Dates:

All Meetings take place from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern

August 31, 2025

September 28, 2025

October 26, 2025

November 30, 2025

December 28, 2025

January 25, 2026

February 22, 2026

March 22, 2026

April 26, 2026

May 24, 2026

June 28, 2026

July 26, 2026

Unleash Possibilities for Yourself as an Author.

Explore and express your stories to unleash your inner author, sharpen your writing skills and evolve towards the writer you are here to be.

HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS

"I am so glad to have found Susan for my book project. She supported my ideas and my vision throughout the whole writing process and encouraged me every step of the way. it’s through her questioning and discerning that shaped my book into what it is. She is thorough and diligent in her work and I really appreciated that. Thank you Susan!”

— Meena Puri, Author of Healing Your Relationship with Food

"I can’t tell you, how much better my book is because of Susan, and she is also a wonderful and charismatic woman on a personal level. We just hit it off from the get-go. I needed a tremendous amount of help, not just a little copy editing. We had to move whole sections of the book around, a logistical nightmare because of the length and scope of the book and the time frame of the story covering 150 years of world history, including more than a thousand characters. I was blessed to have been taken on by her as a client, she is just out of this world.”

— Alex Paterson, Author of No Helping Hand

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