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Welcome to Haven Nest: Your Sanctuary for Creative Writers ​

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Where are you on your path of creative self-expression?

Are you a writer stalled at times by self-doubt, lack of connection, and uncertain direction?

Our Promise to You​

What if you could join a smart-hearted community that fuels your creativity, offers personalized feedback, and provides exclusive resources to elevate your writing? At Haven Nest, we promise to ignite your passion for writing and support your journey with a nurturing community of like-minded writers and experts – all led by New York Times best-selling author, teacher, and retreat leader Laura Munson. You will enjoy monthly lessons with coinciding writing prompts, the chance to be edited by Laura, live workshops, live expert sessions with writers and industry mavens, miles of content in the Nest Library, and a Nest Network that keeps you motivated. I hope that you will join us!
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Week 1: Presentation of the Month’s Lesson & Writing Exercise

We kick off the month with a recorded lesson and writing exercise designed to light a spark in your creative process. Each exercise builds upon the lesson, helping you deepen your skills and unlock your voice. You’ll have 12 days to complete it—no rush! Take it at your own pace, and submit your work for possible workshop feedback.

Week 4: Live 90 min. Expert Q&A & Breakout Sessions (for Premium Only)
Week 2: "Hatching" time + Haven Nest Social Hour

It’s time to write! Dive into your writing exercise and connect with your fellow writers in the Haven Nest community. Share your process, celebrate your progress, and encourage one another. This week is all about growth, exploration, and finding your wings as a writer. Hatching week is also about connecting with one another. Everyone is invited to the Nest Social Hour where we’ll connect, celebrate, ask Laura questions, and gear up for Week Three.

For Premium Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community. Submit your response to the Lesson prompt to Laura for potential workshopping.

For Core Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community.

Week 3: Live Zoom Workshopping & Q&A

This is where more magic happens! We’ll gather for a live Zoom session where I’ll choose a pre-submitted piece to workshop, breaking it down in a way that teaches essential writing techniques. You’ll learn by example and the chosen author will have the chance to ask their burning questions. If you haven’t submitted yet, no worries—rework your exercise after the session and grow from the feedback.

For Premium Nesters, Laura brings in seasoned writers and industry insiders to answer your questions and provide insights. You’ll also break into small groups to dive deeper into specific topics and walk away inspired for your next month’s writing adventure. Think of it like an interactive podcast. Laura interviews our expert first, and then you pick their beautiful minds! For Core Nesters, this session will live in your Nest Library.

How it Works

How It Works
Week 2: "Hatching" time + Haven Nest Social Hour

It’s time to write! Dive into your writing exercise and connect with your fellow writers in the Haven Nest community. Share your process, celebrate your progress, and encourage one another. This week is all about growth, exploration, and finding your wings as a writer. Hatching week is also about connecting with one another. Everyone is invited to the Nest Social Hour where we’ll connect, celebrate, ask Laura questions, and gear up for Week Three.

For Premium Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community. Submit your response to the Lesson prompt to Laura for potential workshopping.

For Core Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community.

Week 3: Live Zoom Workshopping

This is where the magic happens! We’ll gather for a live Zoom session where I’ll choose a submitted piece to workshop, breaking it down in a way that teaches core writing techniques. You’ll learn by example and have a chance to ask your burning questions. If you haven’t submitted yet, no worries—rework your exercise after the session and grow from the feedback.

"Why join Haven Nest?"

Personalized Feedback

Receive constructive critiques from a New York Times bestselling author/professional editor to learn your craft and find your voice.

Community Support

Join a supportive network of fellow warm-hearted writers who share your passion and goals.

Exclusive Resources

Access a treasure trove of craft lessons, and deep-dive writing prompts.

Monthly Workshops

Participate in exclusive online live Q&A sessions with bestselling authors and industry experts.

Laura's Philosophy

Hear From Our Members

"Haven Nest offers something I've not been able to get anywhere else. I love that Haven Nest offers substantive lessons on laser-focused issues that challenge writers of all kinds. I love the Haven Nest's archives, and how lessons in the present can be supplemented and supported with lessons from the past. I love that Haven Nest encourages us to step beyond fear and post our work, no matter how rough or raw. I know that I've written more—and I've written better—since joining Haven Nest. For me, it truly is a haven."

Ph.D., Associate Professor of Writing (retired)

"Before I started Haven Nest, I didn’t even feel like I was a writer. Now I know I’m one! I can’t stop!”

Massachusetts

“I’ve always wanted to come to a Haven Retreat in Montana but just haven’t been able to find the time or money. Now I’m finally getting the chance to work with Laura and her experts and learn!”

Utah

"Exposure fills much of my writing life. Some of it real…a good bit of it imagined. My connection to Laura Munson through Haven Nest helps me manage my exposures. The Nest community grows out of time spent in live sessions. A wealth of writing instruction in the Nest archives provides an easily accessible catalog of writing guidance when I need that resource the most."

Texas

“I’ve made writer friends at Haven Nest that I feel like I’ve been waiting for all my life.”

San Francisco

Frequently Asked Questions

Week 1: Presentation of the Month’s Lesson & Writing Exercise
We kick off the month with a recorded lesson and writing exercise designed to light a spark in your creative process. Each exercise builds upon the lesson, helping you deepen your skills and unlock your voice. You’ll have 12 days to complete it—no rush! Take it at your own pace, and submit your work for possible workshop feedback.

Week 2: “Hatching” time + Haven Nest Social Hour
It’s time to write! Dive into your writing exercise and connect with your fellow writers in the Haven Nest community. Share your process, celebrate your progress, and encourage one another. This week is all about growth, exploration, and finding your wings as a writer. Hatching week is also about connecting with one another. Everyone is invited to the Nest Social Hour where we’ll connect, celebrate, ask Laura questions, and gear up for Week Three.

For Premium Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community. Submit your response to the Lesson prompt to Laura for potential workshopping.

For Core Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community.


Week 3: Live Zoom Workshopping
This is where the magic happens! We’ll gather for a live Zoom session where I’ll choose a submitted piece to workshop, breaking it down in a way that teaches core writing techniques. You’ll learn by example and have a chance to ask your burning questions. If you haven’t submitted yet, no worries—rework your exercise after the session and grow from the feedback.

Week 4: Live 90 min. Expert Q&A & Breakout Sessions (for Premium Only)
For Premium Nesters, Laura brings in seasoned writers and industry insiders to answer your questions and provide insights. You’ll also break into small groups to dive deeper into specific topics and walk away inspired for your next month’s writing adventure. Think of it like an interactive podcast. Laura interviews our expert first, and then you pick their beautiful minds! For Core Nesters, this session will live in your Nest Library.

 

Monthly workshops are available to premium and lifetime members. Simply log in to your account and register for upcoming sessions.

Week 1: Presentation of the Month’s Lesson & Writing Exercise
We kick off the month with a recorded lesson and writing exercise designed to light a spark in your creative process. Each exercise builds upon the lesson, helping you deepen your skills and unlock your voice. You’ll have 12 days to complete it—no rush! Take it at your own pace, and submit your work for possible workshop feedback.

Week 2: “Hatching” time + Haven Nest Social Hour
It’s time to write! Dive into your writing exercise and connect with your fellow writers in the Haven Nest community. Share your process, celebrate your progress, and encourage one another. This week is all about growth, exploration, and finding your wings as a writer. Hatching week is also about connecting with one another. Everyone is invited to the Nest Social Hour where we’ll connect, celebrate, ask Laura questions, and gear up for Week Three.

For Premium Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community. Submit your response to the Lesson prompt to Laura for potential workshopping.

For Core Nest members:

Share your response to the Lesson prompt for feedback from the Nest community.


Week 3: Live Zoom Workshopping
This is where the magic happens! We’ll gather for a live Zoom session where I’ll choose a submitted piece to workshop, breaking it down in a way that teaches core writing techniques. You’ll learn by example and have a chance to ask your burning questions. If you haven’t submitted yet, no worries—rework your exercise after the session and grow from the feedback.

Week 4: Live 90 min. Expert Q&A & Breakout Sessions (for Premium Only)
For Premium Nesters, Laura brings in seasoned writers and industry insiders to answer your questions and provide insights. You’ll also break into small groups to dive deeper into specific topics and walk away inspired for your next month’s writing adventure. Think of it like an interactive podcast. Laura interviews our expert first, and then you pick their beautiful minds! For Core Nesters, this session will live in your Nest Library.

 

After you join Haven Nest, you’ll receive a welcome email with your unique login details. Once you login, members will have immediate access to what’s called your “content library.”  Your content will grow as I deliver material such as writing prompts, inspirational videos, extra teaching, and guest experts. 

 

Each month’s premium content will be added as a lesson inside our private membership group portal and announced via email. Live workshops and Q&As are run via Zoom and will be archived in the portal for your convenience.

 

Your account will be charged on the same day that you signed up each month (or year) for as long as you continue your membership. 

 

Yes! We would love for you to gift someone in your life Haven Nest. Email info@lauramunson.com for details.

 

Your membership may be canceled at any time, no questions asked. Due to the digital nature of Haven Nest, refunds are not available, so be sure we’re a good fit for each other before your purchase a monthly or yearly plan. 

Haven Nest is a subscription service which is billed monthly or yearly depending on what you choose at checkout.

If you wish to cancel, you must do so before your next billing date which will be the same day each month. Please make note of the day of the month or year that your membership renews. Refunds are not granted once the payment has gone through. 

Member’s pricing gets locked in at the time they become a member. If you cancel and return in the future, you’ll be subject to whatever price the membership is at that time. 

This membership is for personal use, not for other writing coaches or clubs. Please do not share without my consent.

Your membership may be canceled at any time, no questions asked. Due to the digital nature of Haven Nest, refunds are not available, so be sure we’re a good fit for each other before your purchase a monthly or yearly plan. 

Haven Nest is a subscription service which is billed monthly or yearly depending on what you choose at checkout.

If you wish to cancel, you must do so before your next billing date which will be the same day each month. Please make note of the day of the month or year that your membership renews. Refunds are not granted once the payment has gone through. 

Member’s pricing gets locked in at the time they become a member. If you cancel and return in the future, you’ll be subject to whatever price the membership is at that time. 

This membership is for personal use, not for other writing coaches or clubs. Please do not share without my consent. 

Haven Nest is an online membership and mentorship community. Upon registration, you receive immediate and ongoing online access to the community and content within. You may cancel your membership at any time, no questions asked. Due to the digital nature of Haven Nest, your purchase is nonrefundable, so be sure we’re a good fit for each other before your purchase a monthly or yearly plan.

Haven Nest is a subscription service which is billed monthly or yearly depending on which option you choose at checkout.

If you wish to cancel, you must do so before your next billing date which will be the same date each month. Please make note of the day of the month or year that your membership renews. Refunds are not granted once the payment has gone through. Upon cancellation, you will lose access to the community and content within the digital program.

Haven Nest utilizes the Kajabi platform. If you choose to gain access to our courses, your information will be forwarded to Kajabi who provide us with our course terminal. We consider Kajabi to be a third party data processor. The login information that you submit will not be stored within this website’s own database or in any of our internal computer systems.

Your payment information will remain within Kajabi’s database for as long as we continue to use to Kajabi‘s services for our courses.

As between you and Laura Munson, Laura Munson exclusively own all rights, title, and interest in the patents, copyrights (including rights in derivative works), moral rights, rights of publicity, trademarks or service marks, logos and designs, trade secrets, and other intellectual property embodied by, or contained in Laura Munson’s Haven Nest. Laura Munson IP is protected by copyright, trade secret, patent, and other intellectual property laws, and all rights in Laura Munson IP not expressly granted to you in these Terms of Use are reserved.

Testimonials

Thank you to every Haven alum who has taken the time to write a testimonial. I’m eternally grateful for your thoughtful words. If you attend any of my Haven Writing Programs, my promise to you is that the friends you make, the support you find 
yourself surrounded by, and the voice you discover in yourself all create a life-altering experience. We hope you will become one of the over 1000 alums that are part of the growing Haven community.

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'Laura’s retreat re-ignited my creative spirit. Her intuitive guidance, along with imaginative writing exercises, group readings and individual feedback, helped me re-focus and re-energize. I am more committed than ever to my craft."
Mary
Los Angeles, CA
"Laura Munson was a master at bringing out my voice, and the voices of all my fellow writers. Her retreat was one of the most empowering experiences of my life."
Wendy Hill
Westwood, MA
"Laura cracked me open in ways I so needed- both personally and as a writer- and created a space that was both safe and challenging at the same time. I left Montana forever changed."
Christa Allen
Fairfield, CT

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