I grew up in the space age, which drew me to reading science fiction. In elementary school, I started with Jules Verne novels before finding Ray Bradbury and many more authors over the years. I wanted to write science fiction stories as I got older. Decades later, after dozens of magazines published my contemporary and
It's time for the long-awaited Summer Doldrums writing challenge! At the end of July, we are cooling off with a jump into two weeks of writing prompts. Join us, writing as much and often as you like - no commitment, no pressure - just you, a notepad or laptop, and the sweet hum of the
Join us for our monthly meet-up, for new and prospective members. We are returning to Reed's Coffee in downtown Morehead City, where Meganne Smith, our president, will lead a creative writing workshop. We will have a discussion then write together. All are welcome.
Our February meet-up will occur on Wednesday, 2/19 from 4-6pm at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort. We will participate in a Carteret Critique, passing our work to fellow writers for feedback, using constructive critique guidelines. Please bring 3-5 pages of work, stapled or otherwise attached together. Each reviewer will spend fifteen minutes on a piece of
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
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