1. What was most beneficial to you about your solo writing retreat? “I think the most beneficial result was I learned to be a better writer from your feedback. Second most beneficial was I felt encouraged and even inspired about my project(s).” 2. How could your retreat time have been better? “Possibly lower temperatures during […]
“Steve FitzGerald helped me get organized in finishing my novel, Safety in Numbers. We met every other week and reviewed two chapters at a time He helped keep me accountable and helped me grow as a writer.
“I believe Steve’s gift is in line editing, which he helped develop within me. Given what I know now, I would hire Steve for line editing — just before my book is about to be published. He’s personable, timely and reasonably priced.” — De-de Mulligan
“It was a great week away, spent under the tutelage of Steve FitzGerald. It was a week of relaxed writing: help if I needed it, discussion when I needed it, and productive silence the rest of the time.
“There were lovely breakfasts, lovely dinners, and gorgeous sunsets. Just what the doctor ordered! I’m already planning my 2019 week away.
“I have to say, of all the places I’ve gone to write, this is the only writing retreat I always regret leaving.” — M. E. Betsy McMillan, author of A Mystery in the Mailbox and Fractured Anecdotes 1.
Novelist Deanna Adams of Mentor, Ohio re: Her Private Writing Retreat
“I appreciated the time Steve took to read over my book proposal and the quiet time I had just to get some uninterrupted writing done. I also enjoyed our chats about the ‘writer’s life.’ The retreat was terrific. I can’t think of any way in which he could have been better at supporting me and […]
Author M. E. Betsy McMillan of Perry, Ohio re: Her Private Writing Retreat
“I had the unique opportunity to make a private retreat with Steve FitzGerald. What a fabulously productive week I had. I added more than 30,000 words to the novel I am hoping to complete by mid-October. It was incredibly helpful to bounce my ideas off a fellow writer and to discuss the direction my writing […]