OUR WRITERS RETREAT IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO COVID 19
About Our Rogue Writers Retreat at Dragonwood
Experience “getting off the grid” and into the deep woods for a three-night, four-day getaway in Northern California at MMP’s own Rogue Writers Retreat!
Located in the deep forest, you will follow a tree-lined dirt road to a hidden treasure known locally as Dragonwood! (online: #dragonwoodretreat). There you will find a beautiful woodland setting to write in peace and solitude. Stay in the A-frame known as Elvenwood for three nights and four days while you work on your book.
Though very rustic, with an ‘indoor/outdoor’ aesthetic, Dragonwood has many comforts of home: A fully stocked communal kitchen, refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave, coffee pot, and an upstairs guest suite with two double beds, electric lights and places to charge your electronics, all under a redwood tree canopy that’s right outside your window. While the restroom is separate from the main house, located up a small hill, there is a regular flushing toilet and sink with running water (not an outhouse!), and a nighttime camp type toilet is available in your room as well so you don’t have to go outside in the still dark night. “Glamping” was never so easy!
Free satellite wifi is available in mornings and evenings, and all the trees, hiking paths, and calm any writer could ask for! Sit by the creek and take notes, commune with the critters of “Pixie Dust Ranch” to refocus: Dale the big red pony, goats, one of the many large friendly white dogs that guard the property, and “Rad the Peacock” of instagram fame will all be part of your escape! An experience unlike any other, Rogue Writers Retreat will be the ideal location for you to dig deep into your writing, take a break from “civilization” and get to the next level in your project.
Rogue Writers Retreat includes:
*3 nights, 4 days in a comfortable private guest suite with two beds
*A campfire on Night Two (optional)
*Coffee, tea, cocoa, (and an evening glass of wine, if desired)
*Morning and evening communal time with the hosts on the Front Porch (optional)
*One dinner meal prepared by a local chef (usually a pasta dish)
*Use of the fully stocked kitchen and shower
Additionally, if you would like guidance on your path as a writer, for an additional $100 you may sign up for three one-hour ‘brain picking’ and/or editing sessions with resident author, editor and publisher Cat Spydell (see Linked In or just Google “Cat Spydell” for more information) and/or various mentors staying at the retreat.
Note: Dragonwood is a very special ecologically contained community. We ask that you ‘leave it as you found it.’ We have special outside accommodations for: Smokers, trash, etc. We have no laundry facilities (hand-washing in the sink is permitted), so it’s best to plan to bring your dirty laundry back home with you. We are off-grid with limited resources but look forward to sharing our special world with writers from around the world!
Rogue Writers Retreat includes:
*3 nights, 4 days in a comfortable private guest suite with two beds
*A campfire on Night Two (optional)
*Coffee, tea, cocoa, (and an evening glass of wine, if desired)
*Morning and evening communal time with the hosts on the Front Porch (optional)
*One dinner meal prepared by a local chef (usually a pasta dish)
*Use of the fully stocked kitchen and shower
Additionally, if you would like guidance on your path as a writer, for an additional $100 you may sign up for three one-hour ‘brain picking’ and/or editing sessions with resident author, editor and publisher Cat Spydell (see Linked In or just Google “Cat Spydell” for more information) and/or various mentors staying at the retreat.
Note: Dragonwood is a very special ecologically contained community. We ask that you ‘leave it as you found it.’ We have special outside accommodations for: Smokers, trash, etc. We have no laundry facilities (hand-washing in the sink is permitted), so it’s best to plan to bring your dirty laundry back home with you. We are off-grid with limited resources but look forward to sharing our special world with writers from around the world!
Note: Due to the rustic country nature of Dragonwood, please let us know if you have any major limitations in mobility. We have other sleeping options available (besides the upstairs guest accommodations) and may still be able to invite you to join us on a wonderland adventure in the deep woods, writing under the stars!
***Dragonwood Retreat is located in Philo, CA, in Mendocino County, surrounded by wineries, quaint small towns, a beautiful coastline, and redwoods as far as the eye can see. Summer temps range from 100 degrees fahrenheit during the day to 50 degrees at night, but usually temps remain at a pleasant 85 with heat relief indoors, as the A-frame stays cool.
***Availability dates: between May 1 and October 1, Thursday through Saturday nights, or Friday through Sunday nights. Check in is after 1 pm, Check out by noon. Early reservation recommended, spaces fill fast. Dragonwood is closed to visitors during the winter.
***Must love animals! Or at least not mind them. Part of Dragonwood is an animal rescue, the famous Pixie Dust Ranch! If you are not an animal fan, Dragonwood Retreat may not be right for you. The dogs are working dogs and therefore loose on the property, but well behaved, and all other animals are contained. Petting the critters is optional One dog sleeps downstairs in Elvenwood during the day; otherwise Elvenwood and the Guest Suite are animal-free zones.
***If you wish to bring a guest, but do not wish to pay $200, Dragonwood Retreat offers your guest a work exchange for 2 hours of work per day in exchange for each night’s stay. Work includes: Help with dishes, clean up, animal care, watering plants, harvesting the garden, maintenance, artwork, sweeping, etc. You pick! It is light and easy work to help the hosts in exchange for staying in an amazing locale!
***Dragonwood Retreat is located in Philo, CA, in Mendocino County, surrounded by wineries, quaint small towns, a beautiful coastline, and redwoods as far as the eye can see. Summer temps range from 100 degrees fahrenheit during the day to 50 degrees at night, but usually temps remain at a pleasant 85 with heat relief indoors, as the A-frame stays cool.
***Availability dates: between May 1 and October 1, Thursday through Saturday nights, or Friday through Sunday nights. Check in is after 1 pm, Check out by noon. Early reservation recommended, spaces fill fast. Dragonwood is closed to visitors during the winter.
***Must love animals! Or at least not mind them. Part of Dragonwood is an animal rescue, the famous Pixie Dust Ranch! If you are not an animal fan, Dragonwood Retreat may not be right for you. The dogs are working dogs and therefore loose on the property, but well behaved, and all other animals are contained. Petting the critters is optional One dog sleeps downstairs in Elvenwood during the day; otherwise Elvenwood and the Guest Suite are animal-free zones.
***If you wish to bring a guest, but do not wish to pay $200, Dragonwood Retreat offers your guest a work exchange for 2 hours of work per day in exchange for each night’s stay. Work includes: Help with dishes, clean up, animal care, watering plants, harvesting the garden, maintenance, artwork, sweeping, etc. You pick! It is light and easy work to help the hosts in exchange for staying in an amazing locale!
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