Last month was our fifth annual writing retreat to Costa Rica, and while all of them have been wonderful, in some ways, this was the best yet. Eight incredible writers who shared laughter and moved one another to tears. Workshop mornings filled with inspiration. Critiquing sessions, reading circles and endless discussions about the craft of writer. We lingered over meals, took walks together in the rainforest, shared cocktails at the hot springs and spent long afternoons immersed in our writing projects. And the nature! One of my favourite parts of the day is 6am, when the rainforest bursts to life around us. I wrap myself in a blanket and shuffle outside, half asleep, to collapse in my hammock and listen to the world as it [...]