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.

Melissa Neal

Becoming Human: A White Person’s Reckoning with Race

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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 […]

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Axel Dahlberg

Novels in Progress: Axel Dahlberg’s “Schmed”

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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 […]

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Kathie Collins

Charlotte Lit Year Three—Year of the Tree

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On Friday, May 4, we’re throwing a garden party to celebrate Charlotte Lit’s 2nd birthday. Join us for a stroll around the gardens of Wing Haven’s Elizabeth Lawrence House as we kick off Year Three—Year of the Tree. We’ll have food from La Tea Da’s, drinks, and delicious sweet treats courtesy of our friends at Sunflour Baking […]

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Cathy Pickens

Writing as Life?

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What have I learned from writing, from life as a writer, and from hanging out in the wonderful community of other writers? 1. Persistence trumps talent every time. 2. If you’re waiting on the muse to show up before you start working, you’re wasting valuable time. If you’re not where you’re supposed to be (with […]

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