Writing Retreat of Dreams!

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway’s contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody’s unique take on the topic.
 
This Week’s Topic:
 
Describe your dream writing retreat. Where would you go? Who and what would you bring?
 
This topic is something I think about a LOT. Like many others, I squeeze writing into my daily life, and the idea of a writing retreat conjures up all kinds of images of productivity. Who wouldn’t want a a honeymoon with a WIP instead of a quickie?
 
Thus a dream retreat for me would really be anywhere that provided stretches of alone-time, plenty of tasty food and caffeinated beverages, and the opportunity for literary discussion, all in an inspiring setting.
 
The place that best fits the bill for me? Ronda, Spain:
 

 
Specifically, I’d choose the HOTEL REINA VICTORIA (http://www.hotelreinavictoria.es/es/hotel-ronda/main), a place that offered the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke the peace and inspiration he needed to write.

I’d bring my laptop of course, a stack of books, and a notebook and pencil for scribbling in the garden. I’d love to have a group of writerly friends along too, for those literary discussions after productive writing sessions. Anyone with me?

Kip’s favorite authors

Kips love reading.

My favorite authors are:

  • Rainer Maria Rilke
  • Philip Pullman
  • Haruki Murakami
  • Jostein Gaarder
  • Stefan Zweig
  • Paul Celan
  • Pablo Neruda
  • Sylvia Plath
  • Ernest Hemingway
  • Markus Zusak
  • Javier Marías
  • Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  • Banana Yoshimoto
  • Jasper Fforde

Except for the dead ones, I have to have new books by these people whenever they come out!