"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris,
then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you,
for Paris is a moveable feast."
~ Ernest Hemingway

Many writers have longed to travel back in time to the sizzling Paris of the 1920s when an enormously talented cast of expatriates were drawn to the magic of Jazz Age Paris. In the aftermath of World War I, Paris was the center of the artistic universe.

Imagine the creative energy, the conversations . . . with Hemingway and Fitzgerald at Les Deux Magots or Picasso and Joyce at La Rotonde.

Pack your bags, your favorite pen and notebooks and join author/mentor/facilitator, Karen Ely, and a small group of women writers for a weeklong immersion in the magical setting of Paris' Left Bank ~ 2012 style! Part writing salon, part courting the muse, part literary tour of Paris' Left Bank, Midnight in Paris is for any woman yearning for inspiration in the cafes and literary haunts of the great writers of the 20th century.

Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir or whatever moves you . . . this retreat is for any woman dedicated to writing, sharing and soaking up the electrifying atmosphere that will make this a week to remember . . . one with the potential to change your writing in a profound way.

Rather than a teacher/student writing workshop, this will be a weeklong writing adventure among peers. Each morning, we'll gather for meditation, creativity-awakening and writing exercises, surrounded by the support and synergy of our women's writing community. Afternoons will be spent ~ solo, in pairs or small groups ~ exploring and writing in the cafes and literary haunts of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Joyce and Stein. We'll find inspiration in the Jardin du Luxembourg, drink in the tantalizing scents and sounds of the lively Latin Quarter, be stimulated by the Musée d"Orsay, and stroll along the sparkling Seine. We'll gather each evening for a glass of wine and a lively discussion and sharing of our day's writing.

Our morning and evening sessions will take place in a delightful apartment central to the hotels, parks, cafes, museums and galleries of the artistic Saint Germain des Pres area located on Paris' left bank. Home to a number of famous cafés, such as Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore, our home away from home will provide a creative center of camaraderie and support for our week's activities.

Karen Ely is the founder and director of A Woman's Way, one of the country's premier women's retreat and workshop program located in Sedona, Arizona. Karen is the author of: Daring to Dream: Reflections on the Year I Found Myself published in 2006, which chronicles the end of her 32-year marriage, A Retreat of My Own, a women's personal retreat guide published in 2008, and Breathing Space: Mini-Retreats for the Heart & Soul published in 2011. Karen is an experienced facilitator with a commitment to assisting women in creating and living authentic lives of passion and joy.

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