Tuscan sun...

Exploring Castalina..the authors and Eloisa

We've been in Tuscany for three days now and our days have been filled with new experiences. A typical day is breakfast, writing. lunch, a presentation from Eloisa James after which she meets individually with each author.

Our hotel

We are a group of nine from Canada, the United States and Australia and the enthusiasm of the group is wonderful to see. There is a lot of discussion about where we are all up to, and the lectures and the feedback from Eloisa are like gold to authors working to improve their craft and their understanding of social media.
Some afternoons and evenings have  spent in the local village of Castellina in Chianti and the best way to describe our experiences is with a visual presentation of our experiences with the local culture, food, wine, markets and leather shops. The weather for the first two days was misty and very cool, with a good thunderstorm on Friday afternoon.
This morning we have woken up to clear skies and a light breeze. I am sitting in the garden writing this blog, inspiration tugging at me to get back to my story.

So sit back and enjoy...while I write...after all that's what we are here for!

The walk to the village

Bron and Annie on the way to the market

Sandy and Eloisa shopping

A typical scene in the village

In the village

Spectacular colours

The grounds of the hotel

Hotel garden

Where we are writing

More gardens in the hotel

To buy or not to buy...

Local produce

Wine tasting in an 11th century cellar

The whole group at the hotel

Tomorrow we will be exploring a little further afield...so stay posted.
Ciao...Annie