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The Legos in the Cupboard, Chapter 2

In 2023, Carteret Writers will be 40 years old (though we hardly look a day over 18). To begin celebrating our organization's long and storied history of supporting, connecting, and inspiring local writers, we asked our members to think back to some of the best stories, poems, and essays of the year before the group was founded. Member Jessi Waugh and her son Bradley offer an imaginative response to the 1982 bestseller The Indian in the Cupboard in the form of a short story in three parts. Stay tuned for the next three weeks to read Jessi's serial

By |January 5th, 2023|Categories: Fiction|Tags: , , , , |2 Comments

The Legos in the Cupboard, Chapter 1

In 2023, Carteret Writers will be 40 years old (though we hardly look a day over 18). To begin celebrating our organization's long and storied history of supporting, connecting, and inspiring local writers, we asked our members to think back to some of the best stories, poems, and essays of the year before the group was founded. Member Jessi Waugh and her son Bradley offer an imaginative response to the 1982 bestseller The Indian in the Cupboard in the form of a short story in three parts. Stay tuned for the next three weeks to read Jessi's serial

By |December 29th, 2022|Categories: Fiction|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

In 2023, Carteret Writers will be 40 years old (though we hardly look a day over 18). To begin celebrating our organization's long and storied history of supporting, connecting, and inspiring local writers, we asked our members to think back to some of the best stories, poems, and essays of the year before the group was founded. Several members responded to our request for literary responses to 1982’s bestsellers. In this post, member Veronica Krug shares the impact of legendary comedic author Erma Bombeck's 1982 book The Grass is Always Greener on the Over the Septic Tank. Thank you,

By |December 21st, 2022|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

Eddy Says: Before and after you submit your writing

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. Before and after you submit your writing Research Research the press you’re submitting to—What is the publisher calling for? How long has the press been in business? What’s their reputation? (check out Editors and Predators for example.) Are they on author-help websites like Duotrope.com and/or New Pages? Are you able to understand and follow

By |December 20th, 2022|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Eddy Says: Before and after you submit your writing

Dieter Kolff and me

In 2023, Carteret Writers will be 40 years old (though we hardly look a day over 18). To begin celebrating our organization's long and storied history of supporting, connecting, and inspiring local writers, we asked our members to think back to some of the best stories, poems, and essays of the year before the group was founded. Several members responded to our request for literary responses to 1982’s bestsellers. In this post, member Chris Hunter, a local essayist, shares the sense of kinship he felt with a character from James Michener's 1982 novel Space. Thank you for contributing, Chris!

By |December 14th, 2022|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Dieter Kolff and me
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