Author: J.A. Carter-Winward

J.A. Carter-Winward is an award-winning poet, novelist, writer, visual artist, playwright, public speaker and performer--and she has this side-gig that relates to helping medications be safer for everyone. She’s the author of seven novels: "Ravings" (we don't speak of Ravings in this house...) Falling Back to Earth The Rub: A Novel TDTM Grind: A Novel Wade: A Novel (coming soon) Killing Scott Lark (coming later than soon) Two short-story collections: Shorts: A Collection The Bus Stops Here and Other Stories A stage play: The Waiters And five books of poetry: No Apologies, No Secrets, No Regrets Work in Progress: Dialogues & Poems (Spring 2021) If It Stings...that means it's working - a poetry story- (Spring of 2021) Feminist Fatale (coming later-ish) Her work has appeared in several online and print journals and in anthologies from HSTQ, Vita Brevis, and Write Bloody Publishing. Her writing has been characterized as “fierce, bold, and emotional,” but to be fair, that's who she is, too. "[J.A. Carter-Winward] is one of the toughest, bravest, grittiest working writers in America today…a word-slinger with enormous strength, wit, and compassion.”
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Millennial-Megaphones and the Din

J.A. Carter-Winward

A creative non-fiction, or creatively fictionalized something, about writing in the Tech Age - by J.A. Carter-Winward (CC) What do you do when you feel as though you have something important to say, and no one's around to hear it? What if what you want to share feels like a kind of message, and it… Continue reading Millennial-Megaphones and the Din

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LITERARY DEVICES IN FILM – Post #metoo

J.A. Carter-Winward

Can't un-ring a bell and why would we want to? But we must stop the pendulum swings--or at the very least, address them. Vintage Books, Marilyn Monroe While "literary devices" aren't necessarily film-related, both mediums attempt to tell stories and "storytelling devices" in film simply amount to "plot." But I'm not addressing plot. I'm addressing… Continue reading LITERARY DEVICES IN FILM – Post #metoo

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Fair Game

J.A. Carter-Winward

Whose story is it? What is "fair game," and if you have to ask, then ask. If you can't ask, then maybe you shouldn't.

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Wade: A Novel

J.A. Carter-Winward

Wade: A Novel Wade, is now available on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, and wherever else they sell books and e-books. Thanks to IndieReader for being a trusted arbiter of taste for small, independent presses for over a decade, and for the high praise of Wade. Back cover copy: "Except for being the only man in town… Continue reading Wade: A Novel