Write stories that sound like songs, or write songs that sound like stories
Join us for a Feb. 19 ZOOM EVENT and lock in the best rate for the 2025 Stories + Songs Writing Retreat in Montana/Yellowstone
Stories & Songs: A Writing Retreat in Montana / Yellowstone ~ September 22-26, 2025
An immersive and generative retreat for people who write—or want to write—stories and songs.
The Stories & Songs Vision
Carolyn Flynn and Karen Leslie’s long-cherished vision: To host a writing retreat offering generative workshops in the art of Storytelling and Songwriting, and where the setting is exceptional. Stories & Songs Writing Retreat materialized out of that vision with three tracks: Storyteller, Songwriter, and Hybrid, each aimed at producing new writing and new songs.
They wanted a writing retreat with workshops featuring individual feedback and cross-genre study that examines the shared elements between stories and songs: musicality, lyricism, rhyming action, compression, voice, recurring motifs, “flashbulb” images, co-writing, patterns, arc, and repetition. Together with Grammy-nominated hit songwriter Clay Mills (Songwriter Track), they mapped out a dive deep into creativity, craft, and process.
The last part of the puzzle fell into place when thinking about the actual time at the retreat. So, they designed the workshop schedule with dedicated writing blocks built in—all while living and eating in an inspiring place. Carolyn, Karen, and Clay believe the perfect setting brings stardust to the Stories & Songs Writing Retreat.
This year, we will retreat to Montana’s rolling hills at the convergence of two pools fed by natural geothermal hot springs!
THE STORIES AND SONGS EXPERIENCE
Sign up for Feb. 19 zoom here
Join us for a live Q&A about the Stories + Songs Writing Retreat in Montana/Yellowstone for storytellers and songwriters. Your registration saves your space in line to get the best rate.
6 p.m. MST/7 p.m. CST/8 p.m. EST
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Only 7 spots left for this year’s retreat!
By registering for this live Q&A with Carolyn, Karen and Clay, you gain priority access for the Super Early Bird Rate, which is $500 off the standard rate.
The earlier you register, the higher you are in the line. Depending on the slots that remain, the Super Early Bird Rate will be available to the first registrants. Should we hit capacity, we will put you on the waitlist.
The Super Early Bird Rate is $3,495 and is available now through Feb. 23. There are two ways to lock in this rate before slots slip away:
> GET IT NOW! Go now to https://storiesandsongsretreat.com/ and pay a nonrefundable $500 deposit.
> SAVE YOUR PLACE IN LINE! Register for the Q&A zoom call to guarantee priority access to the Super Early Bird Rate.
The standard rate for the retreat is $3,995 -- so you’re saving a lot! Yeah, and who doesn’t want to save $500!
