Writing is a lonely endeavour - but it doesn't have to be. After struggling forever to get any direction or energy in my writing, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the three day workshop last September. It would be no exaggeration to say that Chetan and his team reinvigorated my writing (hopefully forever). I had wanted to visit them and participate in the retreat in the Himalayas, but circumstances prevented that from happening. Those three days of the workshop were among the most beneficial times I have ever had as a writer.

Chetan is a wonderful guide, patient but clear on how to stay the course and one thing I love about his sessions as well as all the blog posts on the HWR site are how well-intentioned, bs-free and helpful they actually are. There is no agenda but the furthering of one's writing progress. I have since participated in the HWR NaNoWriMo initiative in November as well as the FDC in April - I loved both initiatives and only wish now that every month was November or April!

The tireless and endlessly resourceful Namrata is a terrific foil to Chetan, as he guides us along, chai in hand, teasing us with the beautiful sight of the Himalayas just outside his door. I hope to participate in many more of their workshops and am sure I will get a huge boost from each of their sessions.

The Himalayan writing retreat has so many offerings for writers at all stages of their journey, that it is a do not miss!!

I had read a few blogs from the Himalayan writing retreat and was looking forward to join one of their many perfectly curated workshops in the tranquil mountains. The pandemic played spoil sport though, and instead I found myself part of the Himalayan First Draft Club. It was an amazing support group for writers. A perfect blend of motivation, hand holding, guiding and buddying up ensured that , as November turned to December, meant I had my first draft and many new friends. For tweaking and revision of the manuscript I returned to the First Draft Club.
The Himalayan writing retreat has so many offerings for writers at all stages of their journey, that it is a do not miss!!

I look forward to the trip to the retreat at some point soon hopefully.

It's totally worth the time and resources.

Best courses and workshops for writers and those who dream of publishing a book and becoming a 'published author'. Chetan Sir and his team is very professional and highly experienced when it comes to the publishing industry and this is a wonderful space to begin learning and developing skills and meeting other like minded people who have the same goals and aspirations.

They come up with cool and engaging activities for the writing community like NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writers Month) and FDC (First Draft Club). Finally, yes, they do also have a way of come up with cool acronyms for their many initiatives and programmes.

I'd recommend all writers to experience HWR (Himalayan Writing Retreat) atleast once in their lifetime. It's totally worth the time and resources.

I took part in Chetan’s amazing three day workshop in October 2022 and it was such amazing value cost wise and well worth the early 5.30 am (UK) starts to hear such useful tips and meet other ambitious writers online. I particularly valued the coming up with headings and editing sections as this was an area I was really weak on - just pressing the ’save’ button and not really sitting back and giving the final version my full attention. I hope to join more workshops in the future. Many thanks for packing so much useful information and feedback into our work within this workshop.