Carolina Writers Speak

Do you ever want to wail like a baby? One giant gasp of air followed by a wail so powerful you collapse to your knees doubled over in agony. Your face turns a dark purplish-blue, while your mouth opens as wide as the chasm you feel in your soul. Like a powerful compactor, your entire body contracts and squeezes out every last ounce of air stored inside your lungs. Right before you

Cushing Publishing is excited to announce that have published The Applegate Mystery Series Book #1for Sherri L. Hollister! How to Sabotage a Wild West Sowavailable now! Sherri is an only child, married to her romantic hero for over 30 years, raised six sons, has 23 grandchildren, and published 12 books. She has been writing since she was ten years old. She is the chairperson for th

​Cushing Publishing is excited to announce that author Derek Smith’s new book Golf Widows will be available on January 30, 2024! Golf Widows is a sexy, humorous odyssey for those who savor the guilty pleasures of high-society intrigue, lust, and hot-blooded mystiqueat fictional Atlanta and Savannah country clubs. Much of the story is set in the ritzy circles of Atlanta’s Pine

Thomas Kies is the author of the critically acclaimed Geneva Chase mystery series. In 2022, he was Edgar nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the Sue Grafton Memorial Award for his book Shadow Hill. He has a long history of working for newspapers and magazines, primarily in New England and New York and currently lives and writes on Bogue Banks, a barrier island on the co

Meet Tracy McKinley, author of Orville Finds Friends. A beautiful children;s book about being different.

A former tank commander, journalist, and crisis communication professional, William Charles Furney has tapped into a lifetime of experiences and adventures to craft riveting novels such as Black Hearts White Bones (a love, hate, revenge story about two real pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read), Aphrodite’s Whisper(an epic love story that takes place between 1903 and 1918 in the vein

Tim Reinhardt Author, film maker, and Director from Raleigh, NC

Charles M. Clemmons was born at home in the countryside near Clayton, North Carolina, on what is now a state forest. Growing up in the American South, working on his father's farm, and exploring 300 acres of forest accompanied solely by his faithful dog Snowball, proved to be formative life experiences.He received an engineering degree from NC State University in 1966; an MBA

Before turning to writing for children, Carol Baldwin published Friendship Counseling: Biblical Foundations for Helping Others and Teaching the Story: Fiction Writing in Grades 4-8. Carol enjoys teaching writing and has presented at many educators and writing conferences. She has published widely in newspapers and magazines and along with Rebecca Wheeler, co-publishes Talking Story

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, an enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and resides in Qualla, NC with her husband, Evan and sons Ross and Charlie. She holds degrees from Yale University and the College of William and Mary. Her debut novel, Even As We Breathe, was released by the University Press of Kentucky in 2020, a finalist for the Weatherford Award and named o