Welcome! I’m Lauren…
A writer and writing teacher
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“Lauren Carter is exacting and perceptive. She tells demanding and rewarding stories.”
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“Beautiful and emotional” (Publishers Weekly). “Somberly melodic” (Booklist). “Stunning” (the Canadian Book Review Annual). Discover my books.
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Want to finally finish that novel? Craving a writing retreat in the woods with supportive community?
Write with me online or on retreat, and I’ll help you improve your craft, set goals, tackle revisions, and build faith in your writer self.
“Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.”
– Sylvia Plath
My Blog
On Staring Out Windows
Oct 6, 2022 | 0 Comments
When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time daydreaming. During long drives from/to the nearest big city - where we'd go for movies, mall shopping, book stores, and sometimes doctor's appointments - I would stare out at passing fields, forests, the big lake. At night, I...
Finding Focus
Sep 11, 2022 | 10 Comments
This summer, I spent a lot of time in silence. The deep thrumming quiet of Cole Lake (which took seven short portages and two beaver dam pullovers to get to, ugh) and the stillness of Echo Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, reached via the flooded Winnipeg River and...
Guest Post: Hurtling Down the Page
Jun 22, 2022 | 14 Comments
After a year-long health crisis that took me completely out of the writing game, I'm on my way back. So, imagine my surprise and pleasure when, during one of Lauren's Simply Write sessions a full-blown, post-health-crisis writing manifesto emerged. I hope it inspires...
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Praise from clients and readers

Tabatha Nordby
Tabatha Nordby


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E. B. Page


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Tara Borin


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A.G.


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Nancy Hall


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M. Guymer


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E.C.


Jessica Waite
Jessica Waite


Kim Fahner
Kim Fahner


Micheline Maylor
Micheline Maylor


Teresa Witkowskyj
Teresa Witkowskyj


Diane Ferguson
Diane Ferguson


Kerry Galenzoski
Kerry Galenzoski


Joanne Loney
Joanne Loney


Lauren’s prompts and insightful guidance helped push me forward, freeing me to write fearlessly and unapologetically through some resistance I’ve been feeling for a long time. Thanks for a great afternoon!
Leanne Fournier
Leanne Fournier


Liz Kornelsen
Liz Kornelsen


Wendy Burton
Wendy Burton


Susanne McLarty
Susanne McLarty


Laura-Lee Pernsky
Laura-Lee Pernsky



