Workshops
Retreats
Self-Directed
WORKSHOPS
Liz Kornelsen
Diane Ferguson
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
Teresa Witkowskyj
Kim Fahner
Micheline Maylor
Wendy Burton
Simply Write: A Monthly Generative Writing Circle
If you, like me, process the world through language, it’s important that you find the time: for your own well-being and to fulfill your call to create. Each month (excluding July, Aug, and Dec), I host two hours of generative writing on the fourth Sunday, offering interesting prompts, focused time, and casual creative camaraderie.
No experience is necessary; all you need is a desire to write plus a pen and notebook (or computer) and a willingness to write with others in a space free of competition and comparison. We will not be sharing our work, but we might chat about process and this oh-so-interesting creative act…
I ask for a donation ($20 minimum suggested, but if that’s not possible for you, sign up through Eventbrite to PWYC rather than the link below). Half goes to a different charity each month.
Looking for a Writing Teacher? Hire Me!
If your group is looking for a fun, creative and immersive six or three-hour writing workshop (or a series of workshops), I am available to teach in-person and/or over ZOOM on a variety of writing craft and creative process topics. Current offerings include: Creative Revision, Deep Character, Make A Scene!, Narrative Arc Boot Camp, Fictional Reflection & Event, Resuscitating the Writer Within, Writing During Difficult Times, Make A Poem!, and more. I can also create curriculum geared to your group’s learning desires. Get in touch today for rates and availability!
A.G.
Nancy Hall
Wendy Burton
Tabatha Nordby
Tara Borin
Susanne McLarty
Teresa Witkowskyj
Liz Kornelsen
E. B. Page
Kerry Galenzoski
Diane Ferguson
Laura-Lee Pernsky
Kim Fahner
M. Guymer
Micheline Maylor
Jessica Waite
E.C.
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
Joanne Loney
RETREATS
Wild Writing in the Boreal is an annual writing retreat for beginning and experienced writers, which I co-run with writer Donna Besel. It brings together women for a warm and easy-going weekend of writing, sharing stories, and connecting in the gorgeous environment of Falcon Trails Resort in Manitoba’s Whiteshell Provincial Park. Our next retreat is April 28-30, 2023.
Delicious food, hot-tubs, wood-burning stoves, starry nights, beautiful nature, a raffle draw, and our legendary Saturday night sing-a-long (following the open mic reading) and, of course, lots of writing, create a weekend to remember!
Visit our Wild Writing in the Boreal page for more details, including pictures and testimonials and check out last year’s itinerary and details about Falcon Trails at the resort’s website.
Praise from past participants
Wild Writing in the Boreal blew my expectations through the roof! The entire weekend was so full of love, honesty, and beautiful writing. Both Lauren and Donna are amazing, talented women that we are all lucky to be learning from. Never have I felt so grounded at a retreat, and I am walking away feeling knowledgable and motivated. – Kiera Anderson
Before the retreat, I always thought that writers were “other” people. Being a writer was something I didn’t think was attainable for someone like me. Listening to other stories that people wrote and sharing helped me realize that I can be a writer. – Marni Fisher
SELF-DIRECTED
Nine Simple Steps To A Solid Writing Practice!
This self-directed video course offers 10 lessons (9, plus a bonus) to help you begin and nurture a writing practice. Whether you’re answering a life-long call to write or returning to your creative work, this course will help you:
- dedicate a space for creative work
- make time to write
- address and overcome common blocks
- reconnect with the desire you feel to write
- feel like a writer again or for the first time
- choose a meaningful project
- purposefully look at your written draft (without cringing or running away)
I've recently lowered the cost of this course, to help as many people as I can, so you can purchase it now for just $39.99!
Praise for Nine Simple Steps
"This course, visually beautiful and wise, has helped me to re-connect with my writing. I’m back at it again. Next time I stray, I know I’ll have this course in my back pocket to help me return.” – Angie Gallop
"I love your writing course! I started it way back, and have kept going back to it...it is very forgiving that way. It has gotten me to the point where from not writing at all, except for my editorial for the paper once every two months, i have a spot to write, and sit down each morning and write for an hour! I am working on two different projects! THANK YOU for helping me find my creative side again, after so many years! It has also encouraged me to move away from arts admin and into editing and writing for a living. So much thanks to you!" - Anna Proctor
"Lauren's online class was precisely the tonic I needed to re-ignite my writing practice. I listened to these nine sessions in my car on the way to work and looked forward every morning to the encouragement and counsel she provided. Through personal stories, anecdotes, quotes and practical tips, Lauren's coaching inspired me to identify my writing goals and commit to them. I recommend this course to anyone who needs an extra nudge to start new works or to keep going with existing projects." - Cheryl Sadowski
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