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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CE">One of the best things you can do
for a writer is to send them away! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CE">Here are two opportunities for
writers in the new year:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CYR"><STRONG>1)</STRONG> The <B>8th
annual Women Writers' Retreat</B> will take place on <FONT
face="Times New Roman CYR"><FONT size=3><STRONG>February 28 through March 2,
2014.</STRONG> As always, this event will be at the lovely Homestead House
B&B in Willoughby, Ohio.<BR></FONT></FONT>**(Sorry, no men allowed for this
one - however, if you want a great Christmas gift for the
creative woman in your life, this would be it! Men: See below for a retreat
for<I> you</I>, too)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman CYR"><FONT size=3>Our very special keynote
speaker this year will be <STRONG>Mary Doria Russell,</STRONG> author of<EM>
Sparrow</EM>, <EM>Children of God</EM>, <EM>Doc </EM>and
others.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CYR"><STRONG>2</STRONG>)
The</FONT><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CYR"> <B>Write-on-the-Lake
Retreat</B> will take place on <STRONG>May 16 through May 18,
2014</STRONG> in Geneva-on-the Lake. Housing will be at the Eagle Cliff Inn
B&B, right on the strip.<A title=http://www.eaglecliffinn.com/
href="http://www.eaglecliffinn.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman CYR">www.eaglecliffinn.com</FONT></A><BR>The
always entertaining and prolific writer, <STRONG>Don Bruns</STRONG>, author
of 12 books including <EM>South Beach Shakedown</EM>, and most recently <EM>Reel
Stuff</EM>, will join our Saturday night festivities (after a day of writing and
learning new stuff). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CYR">All details here: <A
title=http://www.deannaadams.com/ href="http://www.deannaadams.com/"
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CYR">Hope you, or a writer you
know, can join us for at least one of these retreats.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman CYR">Deanna
Adams</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>