Laurie Wagner Buyer :: Creative Adventure: A Guide Service for Writers

About Creative Adventure: A Guide Service for Writers
"Being a good writer is its own reward."

Over the past thirty years many fine writers have helped me find my voice, develop my vision, and perfect my craft. Even today, as a well-published and award-winning poet and writer, I am still learning and growing as an artist. I find that mentoring other writers creates a special, nurturing experience for me as well. I do not know everything and I will not claim that I can make you a financially successful author. What I can do is help you become the best writer you are capable of becoming.

I can help you

Nurture your writing strengths
Identify your writing weakness
Find your authentic voice
Avoid common pitfalls
Fully envision your project
Tap into your own creative energy
Get started and stay motivated
Break through writer’s block
Learn to love revising

I cannot

Make you write
Change a negative attitude
Be your therapist
Be a final proof copy or line editor
Find you an editor or an agent
Get your work published
Be your public relations person

Qualifications

MFA Writing from Goddard College
BA English from Montana State University
AT Tradition of Excellence Award
Finalist for the Colo Book Award
Beryl Markham Award for Creative Nonfiction
Writer’s Digest Award in Poetry
Winner of the 2007 SPUR Award for Best
Poetry, Across the High Divide

CCA Literature Artist Fellowship
Dry Crik Chapbook Award
Numerous Grants and Scholarships
Widely Published in all Genres
Dozens of Conference Workshops
Teaching Experience at all Levels

Fees

Initial consultation in person or via telephone or email	No Charge
First five hours of reading, editing, critiquing	$150.00 in advance
Further reading, comments, discussion	$60.00 an hour

What clients say

“Laurie has the skill to take ordinary prose and turn it into something powerful, electrifying, and publishable. I have written fifty books, six of which have won awards, and would never consider submitting a manuscript without subjecting it to Laurie’s visionary editing.” --W.C. Jameson, Beating the Devil

“Laurie is a woman with an acute eye for writing, and a wonderful heart for teaching. She’s an acclaimed poet and an astute reader, a woman with a wide life experience, which always makes a fine writer and the best sort of compassionate critic. Her teaching is exemplary.” --Paulette Jiles, Enemy Women

"Without Laurie's gentle encouragement, I would have never even tried to be a writer. Without her serious and conscientious critiques, I wouldn't have grown as a writer." Melinda Green Harvey, Freelance Author

"Laurie is a thorough reader who catches errors and inconsistencies on the page. She engages in dialogue with writers enabling them to write the story they want to write in their own voice. She's especially adept at utilizing the senses and helping writers to bring original, even poetic, language to their work." Jan Williams, Texas Duet

Contact Information

Laurie Wagner Buyer
208 West College Street
Llano, TX 78643
719 351 1273
email: laurie@lauriewagnerbuyer.com

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