In his seminal novel Look Homeward, Angel, Thomas Wolfe gave us an extraordinary place. In writing my new novel, INDIGO FIELD, I was inspired in part by Wolfe’s lush and vivid prose descriptions of extraordinary North Carolina places. To me, Indigo Field is a place so full of layers of history and mystery, plants and […]
Accidental Birds of the Carolinas
Blog Hopping
Thanks to Peggy Payne for inviting me to her blog hop! Peggy is one of my favorite fiction writers–for her love of character, her illuminating images, her deep and surprising encounters with the holy. Her new novel, released on Good Friday, is Cobalt Blue, and you can read about her book at http://www.peggypayne.com/blog/?p=2384 1. What is […]
Pen/Hemingway Recognition
Every writer has a dream award, the one that she knows would change life forever. Pen/Hemingway, an award for first fiction book, has always been one of those for me. It’s the kind of award that you can get only when you are starting out. Only first-time fiction writers are eligible. It’s a fairy tale […]
Accidental Birds garners SIBA Nomination!
This has been an amazing year for me, and one of the reasons is independent bookstores. Their support for my fiction debut — Accidental Birds of the Carolinas — has been nothing short of heartwarming! Bookstores in the Southeast have made it a staff pick, written nifty little reviews on small paper tags, and placed […]
North Carolina Writers Fellowship
For twenty years I’ve been applying. The first time I applied for a grant to write an epic poem about the life of John Lawson and his Indian guide, Eno Will. Sort of an Odyssey for the New World. Well, I’d published just a few poems and never actually read the Odyssey, so the Council […]
Pomegranate Books Homecoming
I don’t live in Wilmington, NC, but sometimes it seems like home. It is the town where my first publisher released my first book. My first review was written by homeboy Ben Steelman, who’s now published the first review of my second book. The bookstore where I first read here, Bristol Books, is no longer […]
Flyleaf Books Rocks!
A wonderful reading at Flyleaf Books! Thank you Jamie and the crew. Got to meet Max Steele’s former wife, how cool is that? got to tell my “went to Crook’s Corner, ate shrimp and grits, and immediately decided to move to the South” story. Anyone who was there, please comment and send pictures!
First Review–Ben Steelman at Wilmington Star News!
First Review–Ben Steelman at Wilmington Star News! Ben Steelman was my first reviewer for SEARCHING FOR VIRGINIA DARE, and he’s the first reviewer for ACCIDENTAL BIRDS. He always has something interesting to say. Here’s a nugget: “Hudson proves herself a fiction writer of considerable craft, and her interplay of personality, nature and fate brings Thomas […]