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When I stood to read my assignment to my creative writing classmates, it felt edgy and a little bit ill-advised. I had never shared my writing with anyone, much less dared to read it aloud to a group of people I had just met. The laryngitis that remained after a bout of the Omicron virus
For the last few months, I’ve been mentoring a critique group that meets every Monday night at a local wine bar. The perfect location for the perfect Cabernet or Malbec and pleasant discussions about writing. Most of the members of the critique group are holdovers from my last creative writing class. Once the class was over,
I host a creative writing class at the New Bern Library the second Tuesday of each month. I started in September 2023 with a discussion about motivation. So, I’ll blog about that since I’m always in need of motivation to write (and other things, too). I found motivation to be in two parts. One is
Last year, I launched EPIC Carteret to experiment in a new mode of storytelling – the podcast. It’s been fun to learn some of the tricks of the trade – like “nonlinear, narrative interspersion,” a way of breaking up a story to add layers and depth and to create a more dynamic listening experience. In
We've interviewed the woman of the hour, new Carteret Writers president Meganne Smith, to learn what makes her tick. Meet Meganne and other local writers August 21st 4-6pm at Reed's Coffee. 1. How long have you lived in Carteret County? I moved to Carteret County in 1990 as a child. I moved away to attend
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