{"id":5732,"date":"2025-09-22T07:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2025-09-22T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:22:15","slug":"member-message-writing-and-connecting-through-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelyasheville.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/member-message-writing-and-connecting-through-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Message: Writing and Connecting Through Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5732\" class=\"elementor elementor-5732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f78a7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f78a7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5f5c7e\" data-id=\"f5f5c7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea1586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aea1586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LaVoie_WhatCanI2.png?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5745\" alt=\"LaVoieWriter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LaVoie_WhatCanI2.png?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LaVoie_WhatCanI2.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LaVoie_WhatCanI2.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LaVoie_WhatCanI2.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LaVoie_WhatCanI2.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/positivelyasheville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LaVoie_WhatCanI2.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dda221a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dda221a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43777a7\" data-id=\"43777a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a59c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a59c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Laura M. LaVoie:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f6a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f6a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I\u2019ll admit, as a writer, I\u2019m not always great at writing about myself. I can find your voice and tell your story all day long. But my own? That\u2019s a little trickier.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd268d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfd268d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">My Asheville story started before I moved here. In 2007, my husband Matt and I bought property in Madison County, and by 2009 we were spending weekends driving up from Atlanta to build a 120-square-foot tiny house on our mountain. We finished in 2012, moved in, and lived there for almost a year before the chance to buy a small 700-square-foot bungalow in North Asheville came along. We still have the tiny house. It\u2019s our secret hideaway and my favorite writer\u2019s retreat.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">I\u2019ve been telling stories as long as I can remember. After graduating from Western Michigan University, I took a practical path and worked in recruiting for 15 years. When we made the leap to Asheville, I decided it was time to build a business doing what I love.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Today, I help small businesses tell their stories. I work with entrepreneurs to discover their voice, share their expertise, and create content plans that connect with their audience.<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">I grew up near Detroit, so I\u2019m still a loyal Lions fan even after more than 20 years in the South. Asheville is home now, and I don\u2019t plan to leave anytime soon. 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