But I’ve found that to write what I want to discover, to know more about, to introduce myself to a different world? Why that’s so much richer. Curiosity may be our keenest talent although personal experience can’t be ignored.
That discovery for me began a mighty long time ago…age 9. In the Alice, Texas, public library. I read Alice in the Editor’s Chair and knew my life goal. I wanted to be a newspaper woman.
And I did.
It led to magazine writing – fiction and nonfiction – and writing for corporate executives and politicians…book writing, teaching writing and now let’s talk more about DISCOVERY – each person’s – that I’m serving as leader or guide for…
The call of a novel wooed me down a path of historical research, the study of creative writing and getting to know my character and much more. That story drifted like smoke curling from the card tables throughout family life, stories my mother recounted over canasta and bridge. I call this historical novel Whispering Spirits.
“She’s” not yet published but preening for a slot on an editor or agent’s dance card.
Along the way I researched and wrote, and The History Press published my two books on historic and heroic Texas women of several centuries.
That glassy glow came from typing “The End” to my historical novel, a dream task.
And that’s not all, folks. Along the way I found another love: teaching writing to those who have an insistent itch to write. I promise you. It won’t go away.
Teacher…of Writing
“Carmen is one of those rare instructors who knows the nuts and bolts of writing, both fiction and nonfiction, and also has the skill to teach that knowledge. A gifted writer and storyteller, she combines her teaching experience with knowledge and good humor, but never lets her students wander far off the trail of good writing.”
(Carol Henderson, Author of It’ll Rain Someday…Always Does.)
At home, just making a pointAt Writing ConferencesAt SMU
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It’s Personal…Writing tips, my personal thoughts…etc. Author…autographed & shipped books on Texas Women & Writing SHOP…shopping made easy, just select and “go.” Teacher…classes & workshops Storyteller … Stories of Texas’ history for programs Events … Scheduling for 2026 Books…more about them Pressroom & Contact Information…reach out…by email or phone.
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Writers gather to talk about their writings, to learn tricks and techniques about the story writing craft, be it fiction or nonfiction. An early group when all met in my home. Now one still does, one Circle meets either on line or in my home (their choice) and the third group is all Zoom.
GIFTS FOR TEXANA LOVERS & FOR THE WRITER IN YOUR LIFE…
Carmen Goldthwaite is the top-selling author of Texas’ heroic women, their stories: true adventures of Texas women across the centuries and the landscape of the State and the Republic.
The 15-year research and writing project resulted in Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History and Texas Ranch Women: Three Centuries of Mettle and Moxie. Her stories of these women have appeared in anthologies and magazines, such as: FORT WORTH TEXAS,PERSIMMON HILL, Wild West, True West,TCU Alumnae, etc..
Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History & Texas Ranch Women: Three Centuries of Mettle and Moxie, both published by The History Press of Charleston, S.C.
Carmen Goldthwaite – Author, Teacher, Storyteller – packs a lifetime of writing into creative writing classes she teaches, the Texas Tales she spins and books and articles she pens.
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“Thank you for coming. I could tell people really enjoyed the stories you told.”
Debbie, Pittsburg Peach Festival
Upcoming events
The year began with an opportunity to tell Texas Women’s stories to the Tarrant County Salvation Army Auxiliary. A wonderful crowd, warm and engaged! Thank you, ladies.
Whether about history or writing, Carmen welcomes the opportunity to ‘pass it on.’
Scheduling Storytelling Events Now for 2026. Contact Carmen to find out more or schedule an event.
