Going Into Seclusion...Will I Come Out With A Conclusion?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 1:12PM After months of complaining that I have no time to write, I've finally decided to plan a long weekend to go into seclusion and get The Society of Sylphs finished (until an editor gets a hold of it, that is).
I'll be spending a long weekend in November at a quaint inn in Connecticut. No phones, no email, and minimal conversation with the inn staff.
Will I be able to handle going incommunicado for three days? I'm starting to wonder.
A friend of mine does semi-frequent "silent retreats" for 24 hours at a time and reports that they're good cleansing and purging experiences. She describes the process as fun at first, then frustrating, then anger sets in with the "why did I want to do this?" question until, after several hours, something lets go and she welcomes the freshness of new perspective.
I'm an introvert, but the thought of being alone for three days is kind of freaking me out. Although, now that I think of it, the inn was built in the 1700s and will certainly have a few ghosts hanging around. Maybe they'll keep me company.
Either way, I'm setting aside the time to go into seclusion and come out with a conclusion once and for all. Now I just need to stick to my word and get the job done.


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