by Lauren Carter | May 20, 2020 | Manitoba, News, Novel, Ontario, Prizes, Publications, Readings, Writers, Writing Life
As a young woman living in Peterborough, Ontario, I never would have thought that one day I’d move to Margaret Laurence’s home province of Manitoba. If a fortune teller had also muttered in my ear that I’d win a prize named after her for my second novel, I might have...
by Lauren Carter | Feb 6, 2020 | Creativity, Creativity Coaching, News, Process, Writers, Writing Life
EDIT (03/16/2020): This group is now wide open to help bring together writers during these COVID-19 times of self-isolation… My creative and working life feels like a bit of a ramble sometimes. I mean, I’m walking a clear path, but I tend to branch off a...
by Lauren Carter | May 9, 2019 | Manitoba, News, Ontario, Pets, Poetry, Readings, The Pas, Workshops, Writing Life
I was up in The Pas last week, teaching, sharing Following Sea, seeing some old friends, and – it turns out – helping rescue a kitten. Meet Merlin (named more for the hawk, than the wizard, but seeing how he worked his magic, I think the moniker fits)....
by Lauren Carter | Feb 21, 2019 | Events, Manitoba, News, Poetry, Publications, Readings, Writing Life
Ten-plus years ago, I started writing the poems that would become Following Sea (writing takes time!) as I struggled through the long years of trying to have children and embracing genealogy as a way to explore my place in the world. Tonight, I’ll be celebrating...
by Lauren Carter | Jan 17, 2019 | Books, Creativity, Family, News, Poetry, Publications, Writing Life
I am blessed to have an incredibly talented and creative mother. If you’ve listened to the first lesson in my course about establishing a strong writing practice (set as a free preview lesson today so you can, if you like), you’ll know that she started...
by PDR-Kellie | Aug 23, 2018 | Books, Creativity, News, Novel, Poetry, Process, Publications, Writers, Writing Life
….for the many emails, comments and congratulatory messages after my news last week about my next novel. This Has Nothing To Do With You is the title but, of course, it has everything to do with you: the readers, the ones who will bring the story to life! I would have...
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