This year marks the 15th year of a program called "Professors as Writers" at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. The first meeting was a half-day workshop at the end of a spring semester to help faculty launch the writing they wanted to do over the summer. The program has grown over the years and now includes monthly retreats, as well as a day-long session in May. In this article, the authors present their separate thoughts on the program. Mary Deane, an associate provost for faculty development and a writer, reflects on what it takes to create and sustain this writing space and a writing community, while Peter, a teacher of writing and a writer, reflects on how his theories of writing apply to a faculty retreat--and what is useful to say and not to say. They hope this dual perspective will give readers a richer sense of this program.