Why Ghostwriters are Gathering in New Orleans

New Orleans isn’t just a backdrop—it’s a character.

It’s the city of ghosts and gods, where stories cling to brick walls and secrets ride the streetcar. It's where people go to vanish, reinvent, or whisper things they’d never say anywhere else.

That’s why this retreat isn’t happening in a sterile hotel ballroom or a mountain yoga yurt. It’s happening here, in the city of voodoo queens, vampire legends, and literary hauntings. Because ghostwriting deserves a setting that understands the power of what’s left unsaid.

When I created the Ghostwriting Retreat, I didn’t want it to be pretty. I wanted it to be honest. A place where ghostwriters—those of us who speak for others but rarely for ourselves—could gather, exhale, and write from the shadows instead of hiding in them.

This is New Orleans. It’s where stories are born, buried, and sometimes brought back.

So yeah—it’s the perfect place for ghosts.

What Happens When Ghostwriters Get in the Same Room?

There’s a special kind of magic in a table full of people who do what you do—people who know what it’s like to write in someone else’s voice, to translate messy audio into meaning, to charge for your brain while pretending to be invisible.

It’s part workshop, part retreat, part real-talk download. You’ll learn, sure—but more than that, you’ll be seen.

We’re talking about:

• Honest conversations you won’t find in a course

• Quiet mornings with optional yoga and strong coffee

• Writing sessions that go beyond theory and into your actual challenges

• A jazz brunch and a witchy dinner that feel like plot points

• Night walks, tarot readings, deep exhale moments

Why New Orleans?

Because it holds contradiction beautifully.
Because it’s haunted and historic and hungry.
Because creativity doesn’t always come in underlined outlines or industry frameworks—and neither do ghostwriters.

Also? I live here.

This isn’t a random destination I picked off a list. New Orleans is my home—one that continues to inspire me, challenge me, and invite me deeper into story every day. It felt only right to invite you here too.

We’re staying in a home, not a hotel. Sharing meals. Talking shop. Writing in corners. Taking a ghost tour. Reading street signs with literary names.

And maybe, for a few days, we stop pretending we don’t exist.

Who It’s For

This retreat isn’t for everyone.

But it is for you if:

• You’re already ghostwriting—or planning to

• You want to refine your craft and actually talk to people who understand it

• You’re craving clarity on where to go next, and community while you figure it out

• You’re tired of writing in a vacuum and ready for something real

More Than a Break

Yes, it’s a break from deadlines and deliverables.
But more than that, it’s a reset. A reconnection. A reintroduction—to the kind of writer you are when the world stops asking for output and lets you breathe.

There are 10 spots, and some are already gone.
But this post isn’t about pressure. It’s about permission—to take yourself seriously enough to step away, step in, and write like it matters.

Because it does. And so do you.

Learn more about the Ghostwriting Retreat in New Orleans here!