In March 2004, my son Fain was just over a year old, and I was turning thirty the very next month. Fain had made all his major milestones in record time: rolling over, batting his eyelashes at strangers, but I was nowhere near finishing the novel I’d been half-heartedly working on for eight years. Not
This month, I had the pleasure of getting to know one of Carteret Writers most loyal members, Jessi Waugh. Jessi writes a variety of genres and reading about her unique view of the world is always a pleasure. Do yourself a favor and subscribe to her blog https://reader-writer.com, I promise you will not regret it!
Submit poems for the Friends of the Bogue Banks Public Library Poetry Display and Reading in partnership with NC Poetry Society Poetry in Plain Sight. The reading will be February 15, 12-2pm. Deadline is December 29, 2023. Email: fotbbpl.pub@gmail.com. Poems must be <20 lines, accessible and suitable for a wide audience.
This winter, EPIC Carteret is hosting a ghost story writing contest to celebrate the eerie beauty of the Crystal Coast and the age-old tradition of winter storytelling. The contest calls for participants with a connection to Carteret County, aged 16 and above, to submit their most spine-tingling tales inspired by the local lore, landscapes, and
In 2022 I tried NaNoWriMo for the first time. Here’s where I make everyone else feel good about themselves: I only got to 6,460 of a 50,000 word goal. In retrospect, for someone that was still trying to establish a writing habit that includes more than text messages and emails every day, 50,000 words is
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