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Revamping CarteretWriters.org: embracing small changes for a big impact
Pretty Fast "Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueller Ferris could have been talking about websites just as easily. The recent changes at the top of CarteretWriters.org will have been obvious to those who visit the site regularly. But what may not be obvious is that changes to the website are ongoing and have been since August 2022. Tiny Changes "True life is lived when tiny changes occur." Leo Tolstoy The key to developing a website and
Building your platform with Carteret Writers
At our April 15 conference, local author Rose Cushing talked about the power of podcasting for your author platform, and Pamlico Writers’ Group chairperson Sherri Hollister discussed how the Alliance of Independent Authors can help give your platform a power boost. Author platform was also a topic of conversation on the afternoon panel of experts including NC Writers Network (NCWN) Executive Director Ed Southern and Baltimore author John DeDakis as well as publishers Robin Miura of Blair Publishing and L. Diane Wolfe of Dancing Lemur Press. And on May 23, the NCWN is offering the two-part class “Building Your
You’re invited to a summer writing workshop series!
We're late to the blog party this week, but that's because the whole board is still recovering from the absolute euphoria that was our Quadrennial Conference. If you weren't able to make it, we'll be providing a recap in the coming weeks. I promise. However, for now, I'm stealing this slot in our still young and malleable editorial calendar to slip in a shameless plug for our latest offering: Hooks & Lines, a summer writing workshop series developed in partnership with Carteret Community College. These hands-on workshops are going to be fun and inspiring for writers of all levels
Chatting with Chick from Chick & Biscuit
For National Poetry Month, we set out to explore different types of poetry. Since songwriting is a beautiful and creative way to express poetic thought, we turned to our own award-winning Emily Dunlap Carter whose recent exploration into songwriting has already won her and husband John Carter recognition from American Songwriter Magazine. Let’s start with a fun question, what is your favorite song and why? My favorite song of all time is “Boys of Summer” by Don Henley – good memories of my youth associated with this song. I’ve always been a Henley fan. After writing creative nonfiction
A sneak peek with Malaika King Albrecht
On April 15, Malaika King Albrecht will be leading the poetry workshop "Zen Telegrams and Other Prompts for Writing Epistolary Poems" at our one-day Quadrennial Conference. She was kind enough to write a post for our blog to inspire you for National Poetry Month. Thank you, Malaika! National Poetry Month is a time to celebrate poetry in all its forms. This week, we’re focusing on epistolary poems in advance of the Carteret Writers Quadrennial Conference on Saturday, April 15. I'm excited to facilitate a workshop on writing epistolary poems and hope you can join us! An
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