Hey, y’all. I hope everyone had a great summer. We’re back in the full swing of school here, but I wanted to provide some new updates on my writing. THE ELECT First off, I’m pleased to announce that THE ELECT is going to be an AUDIO BOOK! I don’t have a release date for this […]
MoreIt’s been a while since I posted, and you all deserve an update. A lot has changed, and yet at the same time, very little has changed. So, here’s what’s going on in my writer world lately. PICTURE BOOKS and SUBMISSIONS As you may already know, I’ve written about a dozen picture book manuscripts so […]
MoreAn interesting thing happens when you write a book. You spend weeks, months, maybe even years, pouring out your thoughts on to paper, watching your word count slowly drift upwards. You dig out things from your imagination, create brand new people, describe thrilling (and sometimes mundane) events, design cultures, and build entire WORLDS. And you […]
MoreSometimes, not all the time, but sometimes as a kidlit writer, it can feel a bit nerve-wracking to tell someone, especially a fellow writer, that I write picture books. And I know I’m not alone in that feeling. Why is that? Back in August, I attended a writers workshop. I volunteered to help with the […]
MoreI don’t consider myself to be an expert writer. I doubt I’ll ever feel truly confident in my writing. But, I have achieved the major goal of publication thanks to the awesome staff at Clean Reads who decided to give my manuscript a chance. It took 4 years – 4 long, feast-or-famine, submission-after-submission years – to write […]
MoreFour and a half years ago, I started writing a novel. Today, it was published. What’s that? Come again? Published. Deep Breath… Squeal! Without futher ado, here are the buy links for The Elect on Amazon and iTunes!
More“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Henri Matisse I love working in the garden. I do. I suppose I get it from my mom’s mother, Bernice – my Grandmommy. She passed away last year, but as a child, I remember going up to visit my grandparents at the top […]
MoreBack in 2012, I was in the throes of job-searching and soul-searching. My husband and I had been married for nearly 3 years, and I was having a heck of a time finding a teaching job despite having graduated with my Master’s degree in 2009. Opportunities weren’t plentiful, especially for a female history teacher in sports-driven […]
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Laura W Carter 