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Skydiving for Authors
My first time, I was so afraid. I stood with legs shaking; the view before me made my heart pound. It’s perfectly safe, I told myself. It will be over soon. It was a Carteret Writers Member who pushed me over the edge, and then there I was, free-falling into the unknown. You’ll never forget the first time you read your writing in front of a crowd – the fear, the thrill, the whole thing speeding by in a breath, the end rushing up to meet you before you’re ready. Reading your work aloud is like skydiving for authors.
Why be a Carteret Writers Board Member?
Well, to further your goal of world domination of course. In case you didn’t know, the path to the top starts with Carteret Writers. I decided to be a board member because I didn’t want to see an organization that had been around for so long disappear. I had only recently joined Carteret Writers when Stanley Trice put out the call for nominations in 2022. I was excited to have found another place to continue to commune with other writers after having spent a couple of months with a group of supportive people in Tom Kies’ Creative Writing class.
Save the date for an evening of ghost stories to celebrate local storytellers
Writers from Down East to downtown Newport and beyond, including a number of Carteret Writers, submitted a cursed county’s worth of terrifying tales to the recent EPIC Carteret ghost story contest. Let me tell you, these are not children’s stories. There’s no Caspar the Friendly Ghost in this lot. They'll test the boundaries of your comfort zone as the best ghost stories always have, exploring the dark forces that disrupt our lives. Using language that captivates and challenges, these writers ask us to confront our fears and, in doing so, grow stronger as individuals and as a community. On
Member Spotlight: Barb McCreary
I am so excited to get to know this member! She is always smiling and ready to lend a helping hand whenever needed. Her book Ebb and Flow is a personal favorite, and I highly recommend it to all our local young readers. Please enjoy! Favorite book as a child and why? The Road to Agra by Aimee Somerfelt in which Lalu takes his younger sister Maya on a long journey in hopes that a doctor can cure her failing vision. I loved reading about India, and I thought Lalu was brave and resourceful protecting Maya from the dangerous
Being Grateful, Intentionally
Here at Carteret Writers, we love words strung together in all their configurations year round, but we do like to focus on certain themes corresponding to the season: ghost stories in the fall, love stories in February, and poetry in April when it’s National Poetry Month. During the months of November and December we turn our thoughts and perhaps our writing to gratitude and generosity. We strive not to make it a disingenuous nod but rather an opportunity to all think collectively about something and share a common creative theme. The accountability and camaraderie of a group working with
Member Blog Roll
If you’re a CW member with a blog you’d like to share on our blog roll, email us the link at carteretwriters@gmail.com with the subject line: [Your Name] Blog Link.
