In Laura’s Words
I write to shine a light on a dim or otherwise pitch black corner…to provide relief for myself and others. It’s the light that I am looking for. And the wonder it illuminates.
May my words land in your heart.
yours, Laura
Amtrak Ode– The Train to Haven
Haven Writing Retreats 2016 June 22-26 (full) September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9 October 19-23 Now Booking 2017 February 22-26 June 7-11 June 21-25 September 6-10 September 20-24 October 4-8 October 18-22 Every-so-often, there is a perfect confluence in life—even in the life of a writer. When childhood romanticism meets adult...
Conflict: A Love Story
As featured on Huffington Post 50 As some of you know, I’m spending the winter working on a novel I’ve wanted to write for many years. It’s a love story. Usually I write the “one woman’s search for _________________” kind of book. But this time there are two protagonists, a man and a woman, and the story spans over fifty years of their lives. ...
Writing Retreat Permission
What would it be to take a stand for yourself? And what would that look like on the page? You know. Here is something that might help you feel embraced: Whether you have decided to join me for one of my upcoming writing retreats in Montana, are on the fence, or have decided that this is not the right year or season for you…I wanted to share...
Holiday Haven: Musings on Comfort and Joy
Now Booking Haven Writing Retreats 2018 You do NOT have to be a writer to come– just a seeker who loves the written word, and trusts the power of the wilderness of our Montana Haven to inspire the wilderness of your unique mind! Come find your voice this February… For more info, and to contact the Haven team, go here! February 28-4 (a few...
To Teach
My next Haven Retreat is a rare event in Boston after the MA Conference for Women. If you seek a deeper relationship with your creative self-expression...come! Here's the info. I had a personal day today. I wrote. I rode a bike around Tubac, Arizona where I just lead a Haven retreat. I took photographs. I looked at light and breathed deep....
9/11– The Survivor Tree
As featured on the front page of the Huffington Post 50 on 9/11/13 I'll admit it: I have been afraid to go to Ground Zero. Since 9/11/01 I've probably been to New York City ten times. I have no excuse but just what I've said-- Fear. Fear of what? The horror? Empathy? Sympathy? My imagination? The human heart? That there would be an element of...
Garden Haven
Come with me on an adventure of a lifetime! Haven Retreats in Montana: email me: laura@lauramunsonauthor.com August 7th-11th (just a few spots left) September 4th-8th (now booking) September 18th-22nd (full with wait list) This year, a miracle occurred in my garden. It wasn't a great year. Let's just leave it at that. And I decided that my...
Maybe I Understand Grace Now
Now Booking the fall Haven Writing Retreats in Montana: September 18-22(a few spots left) September 25-29 (a few spots left) Come find your voice in the woods of Montana...and return home new. Go here for more info, and to set up a call with Laura to learn more: https://www.lauramunsonauthor.com/retreats/ Well, another Haven retreat has passed...
Five Nice Things
It’s 3:00 in the morning and for some reason I can’t sleep. That never happens to me. There is so much going on in my mind that I just have to write it out and then hopefully get back to bed. My dear friend Jennifer Schelter said something to me yesterday that has my mind spinning. She said, “Why do people resist joy?” She’s the founder of...
Re-charge. Re-purpose. Re-dux.
Feed your creativity in Montana at one of my upcoming Haven Writing Retreats August 7th-11th (Now Booking) September 4th-8th (Now Booking) September 18th-22nd (Now Booking) I'm sitting in my bed this fine rainy May Sunday morning in Montana, listening to the robins cheer-cheer-cheerio the way they do when their eggs are about to hatch. A loon...
Lee and Me– Those We Love Most!
I have found that writers are generous with one another. We have to be. Generally speaking, our families and friends think we're half-a- bubble-off-level for devoting our lives to the written word, and our editors and agents and publicity people (if we have them) are so overworked and underpaid that we feel sort of guilty bugging them at all....
Thank God!
Retreat in Big Sky Beauty! Haven Writing Retreats: June 19th-23rd (Full) August 7th-11th (Now Booking) September 4th-8th (Now Booking) September 18th-22nd (Now Booking) I've noticed something lately that I wish I'd noticed a long time ago. Maybe if I'd been listening in church as a kid I would have learned it then, but I was too starry eyed--...
The Glamorous Writing Life
So I wanted to be a published author. For A LONG TIME. I used to go to bookstores and hear writers speak and put my head in my hands and pray to God that I could just have the bravery to ask that one question. In fact, I would sweat that question the whole reading. "How do you do this writing life thing?" That was really what I wanted to know....
A Pilgrimage for a Dog
A few weeks ago I had two thriving dogs—a black lab and a golden retriever. Both around seven years old. Both run free in my Montana land. Both have wagging tails and healthy appetites. Then I went away for a week to lead a few writing retreats. When I returned, my black lab was emaciated. She must have gotten into a gut pile, I...
Filling Station
As seen on Huffington Post 50 When I was little, one of the things I most loved to do with my father was go to the gas station. A child of the early 1900s, he called it the “filling station” and he always made sure that he had at least a half a tank of gas. He took the filling station very seriously. Shopped around for the best prices. Knew...
