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Welcome to the Carteret Writers blog, your source for news, tips, and inspiration on all things writing along the coast! Our blog features posts on a variety of topics, including craft, author interviews, industry news, community events, and writing challenges. Whether you’re an emerging or experienced writer, we’re here to help you connect with others, hone your craft, and achieve your writing goals.

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Member Survey

We have created a survey to help with planning while we are on Summer Break. It is three short question, two multiple choice and one requesting comment. Please let us know what you think by responding to this survey. Just click on the link below and it should take you there.  If it does not auto link, please copy paste. https://forms.gle/oh2yVv74xK1JjP5a6

By |July 2nd, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

My Journey to Writing Science Fiction

I grew up in the space age, which drew me to reading science fiction. In elementary school, I started with Jules Verne novels before finding Ray Bradbury and many more authors over the years. I wanted to write science fiction stories as I got older. Decades later, after dozens of magazines published my contemporary and literary short stories, none were science fiction. When I decided to publish novels, of course my first was science fiction. But I didn’t continue with that genre. I had all these published short stories asking me to put them in a book. I used

By |October 4th, 2025|Categories: Contest Invitation, Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on My Journey to Writing Science Fiction

An Interview with Rose, New Carteret Writers Secretary

Carteret Writers welcomes Rose Culbreth as our new Secretary - thank you, Rose, for taking the position and keeping us writing & rolling. We interviewed Rose to learn more about our new board member: 1.     Rose, what did you want to be when you grew up? Jo March, a writer. 2.     How has your upbringing and background shaped your work? I was brought up to believe I could do anything I set my mind to do. That has been pretty much true although I still cannot flap my arms and fly. 3.     When did you realize you wanted to be

By |July 20th, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

Sporky

I’ve wanted to be an author since I was a wee one sitting in my painted, wooden rocking chair pretending to read a work that I had memorized. I don’t fully remember the plot line, but it involved two characters named Jack and Jill and mountain climbing. The never vague part was how I jonesed for the writing/reading experience, how much I never strayed or wavered on my love for the feel and promise of a book in my hands. My first full book, A Spork in the Road, was published this spring by Epic-Carteret Books, an imprint of

By |May 13th, 2025|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , |2 Comments
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