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.
Explore the mermaid archetype with Kathie Collins in “Swimming with the Merfolk: Discovering Archetypal Treasure for the Writing Journey,” live via Zoom, Thursday, March 2, 2023. More info and registration here. If you’re a writer or lit lover (and if you’re reading this blog post, you’re likely both), you’ve no doubt heard of Joseph Campbell’s […]
https://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.png00Kathie Collinshttps://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.pngKathie Collins2018-04-30 17:42:272022-10-20 11:51:15Heroes and Mermaids: A Deep Dive into Jung’s Archetypal Ocean
I spend a lot of time staring at a blank computer screen, my fingers poised over the keyboard, hoping the right words will find their way onto the page. I check my email every 30 seconds, waste time on Facebook, start typing, decide the writing is crap and hit delete, give up and read trashy […]
https://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.png00Jodi Helmerhttps://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.pngJodi Helmer2018-04-26 01:00:502018-04-25 11:27:493 Ways to Improve Your Writing
Book Review: Debbie Irving’s Waking Up White and Finding Myself in a Story of Race As a life-long lover of books, it feels particularly special to stumble across a book that profoundly shifts my world view, my approach to life, or my thoughts in a new direction. Waking Up White was one such book. As a woman from […]
https://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.png00Melissa Nealhttps://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.pngMelissa Neal2018-04-23 14:29:072018-04-24 10:05:51Becoming Human: A White Person’s Reckoning with Race
Chapter 1 Mom buried Dad in his half of the cemetery plot they bought together then sold her half. Probably one thing you gotta know right up front. And that I had no say. Like a lot of crap when you’re a kid, you got no say. And you got no clue, mostly. But as […]
https://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.png00Axel Dahlberghttps://www.charlottelit.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cl_wordlogo_whitespace1-300x63.pngAxel Dahlberg2018-04-18 20:57:362018-04-18 21:04:01Novels in Progress: Axel Dahlberg’s “Schmed”
Heroes and Mermaids: A Deep Dive into Jung’s Archetypal Ocean
/in Blog, Craft, Inspiration /by Kathie CollinsExplore the mermaid archetype with Kathie Collins in “Swimming with the Merfolk: Discovering Archetypal Treasure for the Writing Journey,” live via Zoom, Thursday, March 2, 2023. More info and registration here. If you’re a writer or lit lover (and if you’re reading this blog post, you’re likely both), you’ve no doubt heard of Joseph Campbell’s […]
3 Ways to Improve Your Writing
/in Blog, Craft /by Jodi HelmerI spend a lot of time staring at a blank computer screen, my fingers poised over the keyboard, hoping the right words will find their way onto the page. I check my email every 30 seconds, waste time on Facebook, start typing, decide the writing is crap and hit delete, give up and read trashy […]
Becoming Human: A White Person’s Reckoning with Race
/in Blog, Books /by Melissa NealBook Review: Debbie Irving’s Waking Up White and Finding Myself in a Story of Race As a life-long lover of books, it feels particularly special to stumble across a book that profoundly shifts my world view, my approach to life, or my thoughts in a new direction. Waking Up White was one such book. As a woman from […]
Novels in Progress: Axel Dahlberg’s “Schmed”
/in Blog /by Axel DahlbergChapter 1 Mom buried Dad in his half of the cemetery plot they bought together then sold her half. Probably one thing you gotta know right up front. And that I had no say. Like a lot of crap when you’re a kid, you got no say. And you got no clue, mostly. But as […]