Author Archives: Nancy K. Carpenter

About Nancy K. Carpenter

After 25 years in Texas, I've returned to Upstate New York to start a new life. In this journey, I've had to turn to my pen to make a living, as both a writer and teacher. One of my biggest challenges has been to catch up with the changes in technology that passed me by while I was raising my sons, riding horses, and raising hay on a farm outside Dallas. A writer, poet, teacher, and tutor, I have had to give up "fighting Gutenberg," as I used to say, and come to terms with the internet-- Macs, PCs, eBooks, iPads, and the world of cyberspace. These are my musings about life and the road that led me to this blog--my latest attempt to join the 21st Century.

Where I Write

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Nancy K. Carpenter

Photojournalist, Jill Krementz, published The Writers Desk in 1996, a beautiful book that allows readers a glimpse into the private writing rooms of famous authors. Leafing through the pages of this book years ago, when I began to have enough … Continue reading →

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To rhyme, or not to rhyme…

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Nancy K. Carpenter

This next post was going to be about the origin of my blog title, quilltokeyboard, but that will have to wait… After reading my first post, several friends asked to read some of my poems. I was oddly struck by … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Write Poetry?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Nancy K. Carpenter

“Language made me a writer; love, a poet.”  NKC People have often asked me why I write poetry. Why not short stories or novels? To me, that’ s like asking a sculptor why he doesn’t paint, or a water colorist, … Continue reading →

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