Carteret Writers is turning forty next year. That makes our organization the same age as my high school yearbook, my dusty rose prom dress, my driver’s license, my Kristy McNichol hairstyle, and my intense love affair with Chili Cheese Fritos. Since I heard John Boy Walton summarize episodes in his journal, I knew I wanted
Recently, Carteret Writers Veep Emily Carter spoke to a rapt audience at Bogue Banks Library, where she shared her thoughts on defining creative nonfiction, distinguishing between the writing of fiction and nonfiction, and capturing moments in time with personal essays. You can read her funny, nostalgic, wise personal essays at her blog A Chick's
She stared wistfully out over the gray waves washing onto the shore below her window. She was remembering the early days, when her passion was new and wild, when just the thought of clean white sheets caused her to quiver with anticipation. The excitement had gone though, and the empty sheets seemed coarse and uninviting
Congrats to all of you fiction writers getting published out there. For those of you running into walls, here’s help. In this series, pick up one-minute pointers from the Fiction Acquisitions Editor of a NC Indy press. Take what you need and leave the rest. A word on critique If you agree to critique another
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