Non-Fiction

Creative Nonfiction: Where Art Meets Science

By Jessi Waugh|2025-03-16T21:23:43-04:00March 16th, 2025|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: creative nonfiction, memoir, personal essays, publishing|

This Wednesday, our president Meganne Smith will lead a workshop on creative nonfiction. What is creative nonfiction, you ask? Creative nonfiction is where the arts meet the sciences - a mixture of perspective and personal truth. The most familiar form of creative nonfiction is memoir. We tell the facts as best we can, but who

Winter Hauntings: From a Bare-Bones Idea to a Full-Fledged Literary Experience

By Autumn Ware|2025-02-20T14:33:56-05:00February 20th, 2025|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: Carteret Writers, community partners, literary events, Planck Length Publishing, Winter Hauntings|

Photos from Winter Hauntings were taken by local talent L. Terrell Gould, III. A risk worth taking When I first set out to organize Winter Hauntings in 2023, I’d never coordinated a writing contest with judges and radio ads and cash prizes, much less planned an event around one. I had a secret weapon, though:

Three Lane Living

By David Bratton|2024-11-20T14:26:09-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: creative writing, memoir|

Recently, I shared a reflection on Facebook. I thought little about it afterward and went on with life, letting it slip into the background. Now, as I approach the final stages of publishing my book, Beach Nights and Blue Lights, these words have resurfaced, resonating with all I’ve been through since starting this writing thing.

Beach Nights and Blue Lights

By Jessi Waugh|2024-11-21T14:32:14-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: book release, member, memoir, publication news|

Book Title: Beach Nights and Blue Lights Author: David Bratton Genre: memoir Beach Nights and Blue Lights is currently available in paperback at BookBaby and as an eBook on Amazon. Summary: The amusing adventures of law enforcement in a 1970s eastern North Carolina beach town. From beach brawls to baffling burglaries, these stories highlight

It Only Happens To Me…

By Jessi Waugh|2024-10-08T08:14:34-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: book release, humor, member, memoir, publication news|

Book Title: It Only Happens To Me...Author: Helen Aitken Genre: Humor Memoir Summary:It Only Happens To Me... is based on Helen Aitken's humor blog with the same name, and the addition of creative nonfiction short stories. It looks at what's humorous: our actions, interactions, and situations that tickle our funny bones.Every day is an