Travel | Lauren Marie Fleming

How to travel the world as a writer

The business side of a writing career., Travel, Writing tips and tools.

When I tell people I need to travel, they look at me like I told them I need to eat diamonds for breakfast. Sadly, traveling has this reputation for being luxurious, out of reach even. Something you do when you’re young and stupid or old and retired. Yet I bet...

With a little bit of money and a lot of love, you made a difference.

Social Justice, Travel

I don’t know how to start, these darn tears are making it hard to see the screen. Together, we raised over $800 in funds to buy goods that went directly to the people hurt and displaced by the earthquakes in Mexico. Together we supplied people who lost...

None of life’s greatest accomplishments are easy.

Enhancing your life story., My story., The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Travel

I should have expected the rain. I should have expected the cold. I should have expected the same sizest cultural norms that catered to thin people. But I was prepared for none of that, so I spent my first ten days in Mexico City borrowing chalecos from my host...

Musing on Mexico City, a travelogue

Musings, My writing., Travel

Borders are manmade creations intended to draw lines in the sand: Us vs. Them. We’re expected to choose a side and then to fight for the ones we choose. It’s all arbitrary, it’s all a social construct, and it’s all rather fucked up. I travel...

Overcoming fear and living a fearless creative life

Enhancing your life story., Favorites, Tell your story., The stories you tell yourself., The stories you were told., Travel

I’ve got a one-way ticket to Mexico City. I leave today. Am I ready? Nope. Am I scared of traveling alone in a foreign place? Absolutely. But I’m not going to let being afraid stop me from taking this journey. About once a week, someone tells me this: I wish I could...

Caring and coffee shops

Musings, Travel

Coffee shops are my guilty pleasure. I say guilty, because I have a whole drawer full of tea at home and I always feel like I should save money and drink that. But I work so well in coffee shops, something about the smell of it, the sounds of the milk being frothed,...

Lauren Marie Fleming is a writer, speaker, and founder of School for Writers.

Through School for Writers's courses, social media, coaching, newsletter and podcast, she helps aspiring authors leave a legacy through their stories – all with the goal of diversifying publishing.

Her popular program Write Your Friggin’ Book Already™ helps amateur writers go from idea to publishable book. Through WYFBA and on the School for Writers podcast, Lauren helps historically silenced people rediscover their voice, carve out time for creativity in their busy lives, and stand in the truth that your story matters now more than ever.

In her twenty years as a professional writer, Lauren has written multiple books, been featured in prominent publications including VICE, Curve, Cosmo and the Huffington Post. She is also a sought after and entertaining public speaker, and has spoken at prestigious conferences and colleges including Yale, Brown, Wordstock, and BlogHer.

For over three decades, Lauren has coached writers and speakers to tell heartfelt tales in the most impactful and entertaining way possible. Lauren has worked with some of the world’s most distinguished presenters and authors, including two years directly supporting Tony Robbins on his content and coaching the speakers on his stage.

Lauren is an avid reader, has lived all over the world, and will try anything once, as long as it’s gluten free. When not writing, coaching clients or traveling the world, Lauren can be found walking her dog on the beach in San Diego listening to a good audiobook.

Head to SchoolForWriters.com to get free resources from Lauren, including the School for Writers podcast and her popular How to Write a Book workshop.

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