My Story
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember thanks to my maternal grandmother Dorothy Sherrod Brown, an unsung North Carolina poet who introduced me to the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Edna St. Vincent Millay at a young age. Maybe too young. As a result of her early influence, I’ve always been drawn to the eerie, the strange, and the beautiful in literature, and weird authors like Fritz Leiber, Charlotte Gilman Perkins, Shirley Jackson, and Daphne du Maurier continue to shape my approach to storytelling.
Like many lifelong literature lovers, maybe even you, I struggled with self-doubt for decades when it came to my own writing path. But over time, I’ve grown into my identity as a writer, and I’m always eager to champion other writers on their paths. As a creative writing instructor at Carteret Community College, I’ve taught workshops on writing craft, building an author platform, and podcasting, helping aspiring authors find their voices and share their work with the world. During my time on the Carteret Writers board, I gave our website new life and helped organize conferences and workshops designed to uplift and support our local writing community, and I’m still happy to help out as an active member of the community.
Professionally, I write for businesses and organizations nation-wide as a marketing copywriter at Aware Copywriting, and in 2023, I launched the local culture podcast EPIC Carteret as a way to experiment with alternative forms of creative self-expression and to celebrate ten years in business. Through EPIC, I host Winter Hauntings, an annual ghost story contest and event that brings local storytellers, musicians, and actors together to celebrate the craft of creating pleasurable fear through language, music, and performance.
When I need inspiration, I sit on the sundeck of the old trawler I live aboard in coastal North Carolina with my husband Jack, my son Fain, and our three cats Dante, Buddy, and Little Baby. The surrounding salt marshes, the call of shorebirds, and the rich history of this region are constant companions in my work.
My Story
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember thanks to my maternal grandmother Dorothy Sherrod Brown, an unsung North Carolina poet who introduced me to the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Edna St. Vincent Millay at a young age. Maybe too young. As a result of her early influence, I’ve always been drawn to the eerie, the strange, and the beautiful in literature, and weird authors like Fritz Leiber, Charlotte Gilman Perkins, Shirley Jackson, and Daphne du Maurier continue to shape my approach to storytelling.
Like many lifelong literature lovers, maybe even you, I struggled with self-doubt for decades when it came to my own writing path. But over time, I’ve grown into my identity as a writer, and I’m always eager to champion other writers on their paths. As a creative writing instructor at Carteret Community College, I’ve taught workshops on writing craft, building an author platform, and podcasting, helping aspiring authors find their voices and share their work with the world. During my time on the Carteret Writers board, I gave our website new life and helped organize conferences and workshops designed to uplift and support our local writing community, and I’m still happy to help out as an active member of the community.
Professionally, I write for businesses and organizations nation-wide as a marketing copywriter at Aware Copywriting, and in 2023, I launched the local culture podcast EPIC Carteret as a way to experiment with alternative forms of creative self-expression and to celebrate ten years in business. Through EPIC, I host Winter Hauntings, an annual ghost story contest and event that brings local storytellers, musicians, and actors together to celebrate the craft of creating pleasurable fear through language, music, and performance.
When I need inspiration, I sit on the sundeck of the old trawler I live aboard in coastal North Carolina with my husband Jack, my son Fain, and our three cats Dante, Buddy, and Little Baby. The surrounding salt marshes, the call of shorebirds, and the rich history of this region are constant companions in my work.
AWARE COPYWRITING SERVICES
I launched my copywriting business in 2013 to prove a point. My husband Jack believed I could earn a living as a writer; I believed he was nuts. A decade later, I have to admit defeat in this one argument.
Tom Peterson, Marketing Copywriter | Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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CARTERET WRITERS
Good writing thrives in the company of good writers, and in my role on the Carteret Writers board, I’ve had an opportunity to spend time with some of the best writers in the county. In addition to hosting the occasional workshop, I developed Golden Lines, our first digital magazine, to promote the organization and the brilliant writing of our members.
Visit Carteret Writers to learn more about the local writing group.