Charlotte Lit’s Blog
Welcome to Charlotte Lit’s literary arts blog. What you’ll find here: reviews, interviews, craft essays, previews of literary arts events, and anything else that catches our attention.
Welcome to Charlotte Lit’s literary arts blog. What you’ll find here: reviews, interviews, craft essays, previews of literary arts events, and anything else that catches our attention.
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Charlotte, NC 28205
(704) 315-2131 (voicemail)
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Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 am – 3 pm
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The Challenge is the Gift
/in Blog, Craft, Events, Inspiration, Performances, Readings, Reflections, Writing /by Charlotte LitBy Beth Murray Irania Macias Reymann and I are collaborators, kindred creative spirits, and we’ve written two plays together. In 2013, we wrote and toured a bilingual show with music for children called Mamá Goose. It was inspired by the beautiful Latino nursery rhyme anthology of the same title by Isabel Campoy and Alma […]
Make the Ordinary Sacred
/in Blog, Craft, Events, Poetry, Skill Development, Workshops, Writing /by Charlotte LitThe past two years have been interesting, as we have entered into and through a pandemic, learned new skills, and discovered things about ourselves we may not have known were there. In the midst of that time, I have found myself reading poems, articles, and stories that speak to real life and emotions. The overwhelming […]
Notebooking
/in Blog, Craft, Events, Inspiration, Uncategorized, Workshops, Writing /by Bryn ChancellorTimothy: As a novice artist, I once spent several months drawing pictures of lizards and turtles for researchers in an animal behavior lab. I loved being around all the gadgets and learning the jargon of science, but the most interesting aspect was watching everyone fill up stacks of green notebooks with scribbled facts, figures, […]
Finishing a Manuscript is Only the Beginning
/in Blog, Craft, Professional Development, Writing /by Kathy IzardWhen I first began writing, I believed the most difficult part would be finishing a full-length manuscript, so I only thought it was important to take classes relating to story craft. It was a rude awakening to realize there was so much more I needed to know if anyone was ever going to be able […]