JULIE STAFFORD
THE AI STORYTELLERS STUDIO
WRITING RETREAT IN MOROCCO
with JULIE STAFFORD
10Nights...
IMAGINE
Imagine stepping into a place where ancient landscapes stir your soul, where golden sands stretch into endless horizons, and where your creative spirit awakens under vast Moroccan skies.
Welcome to The AI Storyteller’s Studio Writers Retreat — a transformational journey designed for creatives who are ready to chase after life and unlock the stories waiting to be told.
This is not just another writers’ retreat.
It’s an invitation to step into your next great chapter.
Whether you are a beginner writer, an aspiring author, an entrepreneur, an influencer, a travel writer, a blogger, a journal lover, or a creative soul simply longing to tell your story — this retreat is your portal to new inspiration, new tools, and new creative freedom.
If you love words… if you love the art of observation… if you find beauty in the world around you and long to capture it in words or in pictures — The AI Storyteller’s Studio Writers Retreat is your sanctuary.
Under the guidance of Julie Stafford, a celebrated multi-dimensional creative, international bestselling author, and
innovator in the future of storytelling, you’ll learn how to:
Reignite your passion for writing.
Overcome writer’s block and unleash your authentic voice.
Use photography as a portal to richer, more sensory storytelling.
Collect memories and moments with both words and images that touch hearts.
Embrace the power of AI as a writing assistant, coach, and editor — amplifying your creativity, sharpening your craft, and helping you tell better stories faster and with more confidence.
The AI Storyteller’s Studio Writers Retreat is where timeless creativity meets modern innovation.
It's where you’ll learn to blend the irreplaceable soul of human storytelling with the revolutionary tools that will elevate
your writing beyond anything you thought possible.
And there’s no better setting for this transformation than Morocco — a land of endless horizons, vibrant souks, whispering winds, ancient cities, golden deserts, and timeless beauty. Every corner, every color, and every breath of Morocco inspires reflection, storytelling, and deep connection.
This is your time.
To chase the life inside your life.
To honor the stories only you can tell.
To finally step boldly into the creative life you’ve always dreamed of living.
Because, as Shirley Valentine so beautifully reminds us:
“Why do we have all this life if we don’t live it?”
Join me in Morocco at The AI Storyteller’s Studio Writers Retreat — and live your next great story.
Why Morocco...
Morocco offers the traveler the ultimate experience. It touches your heart long before you understand why. Its people are warm and inviting. Its land is an intoxicating contrast of snow-peaked rugged mountains, lush fertile plains surrounded by desert dunes, forests of date palms, valleys of roses, and coastal paradises. Much of the country remains raw and authentic while the rest chases a modern world, and it is succeeding far better than many others have.
TV satellite dishes compete for space with minarets and ancient rooftops. Restaurants and cafes wouldn't look out of place in high-end London, New York or Paris. Moroccan fashion, interior design, and architecture now compete with the best in the world. Its influences are many. Its colors are vibrant. If you love dry heat, you will love Morocco from April to July and from October to early December. Moroccans love music: their traditional music, 'Gnaoua', will live as a rhythm in your footsteps long after you arrive home.
I was drawn to travel to this exotic country because of the bedtime stories of my father. He had a passion for Arabian horses and for the magic of life. His stories sent me to sleep, dreaming of dark-eyed, fetching men robed in long white dress racing horses across a scorching desert as whispering winds shaped the mammoth dunes, like a slow-moving tortoise.
In my dreams, camel caravans disappeared into orange sunsets, and nomads passed around platters of fresh dates by an oasis. Copper merchants made cooking utensils, and the smell of saffron filled the air. My dreams made me yearn for a slower pace of life.
I wondered about the culture and cuisine known for its aromatic spices. On my first day there, I knew it was always a given that I would come and fall deeply in love with this country. Trying to find words to explain my passion for Morocco leaves me speechless because words that aptly describe Morocco today are not yet written.
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In a country that remains authentic, spiritual, exotic, and the number one destination on the minds of global travelers, I will lead you on an unimaginable journey of personal transformation through my writing and photography adventure across Morocco. No matter what your writing project might be, I have curated an adventure to awaken the voice of your heart and make your creative spirit come alive. Trust me when I say, your experience will impact every aspect of your personal and professional life.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
WHAT'S INCLUDED
AIRPORT PICKUP AND DROP OFF
WELCOME DINNER AND SHOW FIRST NIGHT WITH JULIE STAFFORD (alcohol extra)
THE AI-STORYTELLING STUDIO 10-DAY PROGRAM WITH JULIE STAFFORD @ ES SAADI HOTEL RESORT MARRAKECH, ESSAOUIRA, THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS AND DESERT GLAMPING
LOCAL PROFESSIONAL GUIDES AND TRAVELLING IN PRIVATE AIR-CONDITIONED 4-WHEEL DRIVES WITH PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS
9 X LUNCHES
DAY 1
Words connect us to something larger than ourselves
To survive, we must tell stories ... Umberto Eco
DAY 2
DAY 3
If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write ...Somerset Maugham
Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don’t see any ... Orson Scott Card
DAY 4
Travel ... it leaves you speechless and then it turns you into a storyteller
... Ibn Battuta
DAY 5
Anything is possible if you have enough nerve ... J.K.Rowling
DAY 6
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames ... Rumi
DAY 7
Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself ...
George Bernard Shaw
DAY 8
Fill your paper with breathings of your heart (William Wordsworth)
DAY 9
Don't forget no one else sees the world as you see the world, so no one else can tell stories that you have to tell ... Charles de Lint
DAY 10
A true piece of writing is a dangerous thing. It can change your life ...
Tobias Wollf
DAY 11
You were born with wings. Why do you prefer to crawl through life? ... Rumi
DAY 12
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ... Anton Chekhov
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DAY 16
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JULIE'S MOROCCO GALLERY
