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Veteran editor and writer Carlton Hargro knows what a good story looks and reads like. With 20 years in the journalism business, Hargro has been in charge of award winning publications, worked in every form of media, from TV to magazines and newspapers, and built informative websites. Who better to give advice to writers? What can fiction writers learn from journalism?  I'll tell you a few things they can learn, some times you read some books and they just go off the damn rails. One thing, that we talked about, is (knowing) what is the story about. With a journalism story, you have to know what it is about. Two, brevity. I think a lot of times people write a book and they think you have to put in all of these big ass words. Or you have to make a description of a wall go on for two pages. People are flipping the pages. Keep it short and sweet, to the point. Another thing is keep things moving. In a journalistic piece, you don't have time to have all of these asides and stu...

Getting Started with Cheris Hodges; a Readers to Writers Writing Workshop Thu, Oct 6, 2011, 7 – 8 p.m. Library North Regional Library Website North Regional Library Library Address 7009 Harps Mill Road Raleigh, NC 27615 Phone 919-870-4000 Category Author Event, Readers to Writers Contact Name Carla Payne Link www.wakegov.com… South Carolina native Cheris F. Hodges has been writing since high school. Hodges signed on with Genesis Press and has published many titles, including one of Genesis’ best-sellers, “Revelations.” She hopes to put the Carolinas on the literary map. She’ll share her secrets for the hardest part to writing—getting started! Reader to Writers @ your library—the write place to be! This project was supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

My life on the mid-list Published 02.03.09 By Cheris Hodges enlarge Every year — probably every day — thousands of people chase the dream of being a published author. In 2001, I made a $99 investment in my own literary fantasies. Eight years later, with nine books in print, I'm living the dream ... sort of. Sure, I write books that get published, but I'm stuck on what's known as the "mid-list." A mid-list author, like me, is considered to be someone worth publishing because their books make money ... just not millions. As an author of romance novels, my books aren't hardcover, which makes it even harder to get on the bestsellers list. But romance-themed books are some of the top-selling titles out there, especially when the cov...