Non-Fiction

Eddy Says: 5 tips for improving your odds of publication

By Jan Parker|2023-01-12T08:33:26-05:00January 19th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: beta readers, critique groups, editing, indie press, open mic, reading, submissions how-to, 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. 5 tips for improving your odds of publication Read your

Writing Personal Essays for Chicken Soup for the Soul

By Erika Hoffman|2023-01-11T13:44:09-05:00January 10th, 2023|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: anthologies, biographical essay, Chicken Soup for the Soul, personal essays, publishing, submissions how-to, writing workshop|

On January 19, 2023, Carteret Writers member Erika Hoffman will be leading a workshop on writing personal essays for publication in paying anthologies like Chicken Soup for the Soul. She generously wrote this blog post ahead of time to give members an opportunity to bring a work in progress to the

The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

By Veronica Krug|2022-12-12T15:41:57-05:00December 21st, 2022|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: 1982, books, essay, memoir, quadrennial|

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

Eddy Says: Before and after you submit your writing

By Jan Parker|2022-12-22T09:13:44-05:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: cover letters, Duotrope, Editors and Predators, indie press, New Pages, rejection, researching publications, submissions how-to|

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

Dieter Kolff and me

By Chris Hunter|2022-12-06T16:37:34-05:00December 14th, 2022|Categories: Non-Fiction|Tags: 1982, books, essay, memoir, quadrennial|

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